Found 2 items, similar to Monotropa.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Monotropa
Monotropa
n : leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications
placed in the family Pyrolaceae [syn:
genus Monotropa]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Monotropa
Monotropa
\Mo*not"ro*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos 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.
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