monotropa : Idioms & Phrases
genus monotropa
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noun leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae
Monotropa.
WordNet
monotropa hypopithys
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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.
WordNet
monotropa uniflora
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noun small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
waxflower; Indian pipe.