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coral root

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cor⋅al⋅root

[kawr-uhl-root, -root, kor-]
–noun
a saprophytic orchid of the genus Corallorhiza, of the Northern Hemisphere, having elongated clusters of small flowers on a leafless stem.

Origin:
1850–55; coral + root 1
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coral root

noun
a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor 
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