Mo`not´ro`pa
| n. | 1. | (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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| Noun | 1. |  Monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceaedilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Monotropaceae, Monotropaceae - used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes 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 |
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