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.
• 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
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
