monotropa
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1. leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | dilleniid dicot genus, |
| definition | : | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | indian pipe, monotropa uniflora, waxflower, |
| definition | : | small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | false beachdrops, monotropa hypopithys, pinesap, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | family monotropaceae, monotropaceae, |
| definition | : | used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes (noun.plant) |
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