monotropa : Idioms & Phrases

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genus monotropa

  • noun leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae
    Monotropa.
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monotropa hypopithys

  • noun fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys
    pinesap; false beachdrops.
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monotropa uniflora

  • noun small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
    waxflower; Indian pipe.
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