corydalis

co·ryd·a·lis

noun \kə-ˈrid-^əl-əs\

Definition of CORYDALIS

1

a capitalized : a large genus of herbs (family Fumariaceae) that are native to southern Africa and temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and have a several-seeded capsular fruit—see bulbocapnine, cryptopine b : any plant of the genus Corydalis

2

: the dried tubers of squirrel corn and Dutchman's-breeches containing the alkaloid bulbocapnine and formerly used as a tonic