Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Monotropa"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Monotropa \Mo*not"ro*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? single + ? turn,
from ? to turn.] (Bot.)
A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the
Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping
end of the stem.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Monotropa
n : leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications
placed in the family Pyrolaceae [syn: {Monotropa}, {genus
Monotropa}]
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