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striped coral root

striped coral root

9.9
A wildflower with almost no leaves, red stems, and pale pink flowers with brown stripes
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : raíz de coral rayada
  • The striped coral root blooms in shaded woodlands during late spring.

Examples

  • We photographed a cluster of striped coral root near the forest trail.

  • I found a striped coral root while hiking.

  • Botanists are studying how the striped coral root adapts to different soil conditions.

  • The striped coral root blooms in early spring.

  • The striped coral root blooms in shaded woodlands during late spring.

  • We photographed a cluster of striped coral root near the forest trail.

  • I found a striped coral root while hiking in the mountains.

Synonyms

Corallorhiza striata
vsstriped coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A nearly leafless orchid with reddish stems and pale pink and brown striped flowers that gets food from fungi

is the common name rather than the scientific species name
coral root
vsstriped coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A wildflower without leaves that gets food from fungi and grows from a hard mass of roots underground

is the particular regional form with reddish stems and banded pale flowers
Corallorhiza
vsstriped coral root
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of leafless orchids that get food from other plant roots and have small purple or yellow flowers

is a specific, nearly leafless wildflower rather than the whole genus

Surface Forms

striped coral root singular
striped coral roots plural

Morphology

striped + coral + root

The phrase is compositionally descriptive: 'striped' denotes a banded pattern, 'coral' specifies a pinkish/coral color, and 'root' signals a plant part/name, so a learner who knows these words can infer it refers to a plant (or plant part) with coral-coloured stripes. Adjective + noun plant names are cross-linguistically common and follow straightforward compositional patterns, making the meaning accessible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Striped coral root gets its name from the plant's look: the pale pink and brown flowers have thin lines, so striped fits. The knobby underground parts look like coral and a root, so the name describes this small wildflower with few leaves.