genus corallorhiza

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   genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions

   SynonymsCorallorhiza

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus corallorhiza

What does genus corallorhiza mean?

genus corallorhiza means "genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions".

What is another word for genus corallorhiza?

Close synonyms include Corallorhiza. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus corallorhiza a common word?

genus corallorhiza is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.