sarcodes

Noun
  1. Snow plant;
    In some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae (synset 112280132)
    is a type of: dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
    member holonym: sarcodes sanguinea, snow plant - a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
    belongs to: family monotropaceae, monotropaceae - used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes
    same as: genus sarcodes

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