coralroot

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noun

Any of several saprophytic orchids of the genus Corallorhiza.

Similar
coral-root bittercresscoralwortCardamine bulbiferaDentaria bulbifera
Origintranslingual Corallorhiza →
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Meanings

nouncoralroot (countable and uncountable, plural coralroots)

plural coralroots

  1. countableuncountableAny of several saprophytic orchids of the genus Corallorhiza.
  2. countableuncountableCardamine bulbifera.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean bittercress having a knotted white rootstock

Similar
coral-root bittercresscoralwortCardamine bulbiferaDentaria bulbifera
Broader
bittercressbitter cress
Also see
coralwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualCorallorhiza
  2. Englishcoralroot

coral + root, a calque of translingual Corallorhiza.

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Translations

Bulgarian кора́лка, лу́ковична го́рва
  • кора́лка (korálka)Corallorhiza
  • лу́ковична го́рва (lúkovična górva)Cardamine bulbifera
  • зъбник (zăbnik)Cardamine bulbifera
Chinese Mandarin 珊瑚蘭 /珊瑚兰
  • 珊瑚蘭 /珊瑚兰 (shānhúlán)Corallorhiza
Swedish korallrot
  • korallrotCorallorhiza
Cite this entry
APA

coralroot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralroot

MLA

“coralroot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralroot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coralroot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralroot.

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