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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae). uncountable, usually
2. 2
   European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock wordnet
3. 3
   Any plant now classified in the subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria (family Brassicaceae), formerly genus Dentaria. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

cardamine bulbiferacoral root bittercresscoral-root bittercresscoralrootdentaria bulbiferapepper root

Etymology

From coral + wort.

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