genus corallorhiza

Noun
  1. Genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips;
    Widely distributed in temperate regions (synset 112073607)
    is a type of: liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    member holonym: coral root - 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
    belongs to: family orchidaceae, orchid family, orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    same as: corallorhiza

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