What is "corydalis"

corydalis \corydalis\ n. a plant of the genus Corydalis, with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers.

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

1. n. a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers

2. annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa [syn: genus Corydalis]

3. type genus of the Corydalidae [syn: Corydalus, genus Corydalus, genus Corydalis]

Corydalis ( Greek korydalís " crested lark") is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the Papaveraceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa. They are most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China.