CORALWORT

Etymology

Noun

coralwort (usually uncountable, plural coralworts)

A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).

A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.

Synonyms

• pepper root, tooth violet, toothwort

Source: Wiktionary


Cor"al*wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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