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Corycium is a genus of terrestrial orchid comprising some 14 species in Eastern and Southern Africa including 10 species native eto the fynbos. In South Africa they are called Monkshood Orchids.
Their resting stage is a tuber and when growing they have many leaves scattered along the stem but concentrated near the base. The dense spikes of flowers are not particularly striking and are often brown, green or purple. The uppermost 3 tepals are connivent into a hood whilst the lateral sepals are almost united. The lip is joined to the column bearing an appendage that covers the anthers
Usage examples of "corycium".
The barricade ahead of them was corycium, brought in by the handler servos, and plasma rounds had splashed off the front, or welded the ingots together and made the barrier stronger.
The sum total of civilization there consists of one PTA office, one corycium mine, and a bunch of humanoid natives with the collective IQ of a zucchini.
She slid from the desk and clasped the minihedron inside a corycium heart that dangled from her charm bracelet.
Any profits accruing from the corycium mine naturally belong to the natives of Angalia.
Blaize explained how he was using the first profits from the corycium mine to finance the purchase of heavy mining equipment that would open up even more of the planet for exploitation.
Fassa, wrapped in her satisfied thoughts, took one step forward before she took in the glitter of silver and corycium braid against the deep-space black of a Courier Service uniform.
The sparkling charms of corycium and indium floated lazily down among the muddy weeds, and Fassa was released to rise through rings of everlightening water until she broke the surface and breathed in the air that hurt like fire in her lungs.