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corydalis

corydalis noun: any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.

corydalis: any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family
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Noun

corydalis (plural corydalises)

  1. Any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.

Forms of corydalis

pluralcorydalises

Origin of corydalis

From the genus name translingual Corydalis.

Questions about corydalis

What does corydalis mean?
Corydalis means any member of the genus Corydalis of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the fumewort family.
What part of speech is corydalis?
Corydalis is a noun.
What is the plural of corydalis?
The plural of corydalis is corydalises.

Words near corydalis in the dictionary

  1. corydalid
  2. corydalids
  3. corydalin
  4. corydaline
  5. corydalines
  6. corydalis
  7. corydalises
  8. corydalmine
  9. corydine
  10. Corydon
  11. corydoras

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