(n) plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska, Syn. pale coral root, Corallorhiza trifida
a. [ L. trifidus; tri- (see Tri-) + the root of findere to split: cf. F. trifide. ] Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into three parts; three-cleft. [ 1913 Webster ]
[みつながしわ;みつなかしわ, mitsunagashiwa ; mitsunakashiwa] (n) (1) (See 大谷渡) Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort); (2) (See 隠れ蓑) Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); (3) (See 三角柏) leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.