genus monotropa

Noun
  1. Leafless fleshy saprophytic plants;
    In some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae (synset 112279180)
    is a type of: dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
    member holonym:
    • indian pipe, monotropa uniflora, waxflower - small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
    • false beachdrops, monotropa hypopithys, pinesap - 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
    belongs to: family monotropaceae, monotropaceae - used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes
    same as: monotropa

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