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Indian pipe

–noun
a leafless, pearly white, saprophytic plant, Monotropa uniflora, of North America and Asia, having a solitary white flower and resembling a tobacco pipe.

Origin:
1785–95, Americanism
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Indian pipe  
n.  A waxy white or sometimes pinkish saprophytic woodland plant (Monotropa uniflora) having scalelike leaves and a solitary nodding flower.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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