monotropa

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monotropa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

monotropa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Monotropa
      n 1: leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications
           placed in the family Pyrolaceae [syn: Monotropa, genus Monotropa
           ]