[ kə'rɪdəlɪs ]
■ noun a herbaceous plant with spurred tubular flowers. [ Corydalis lutea ( yellow ~ ) and related species.]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk korudallis 'crested lark', from a similarity between the flower and the bird's spur.
[ kə'rɪdəlɪs ]
■ noun a herbaceous plant with spurred tubular flowers. [ Corydalis lutea ( yellow ~ ) and related species.]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk korudallis 'crested lark', from a similarity between the flower and the bird's spur.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004