Monotropaceae
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Noun | 1. | Monotropaceae - used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes dilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Ericales, order Ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae genus Monotropa, Monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae genus Hypopitys, Hypopitys - term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa genus Sarcodes, Sarcodes - snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae |
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