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Indian pipe

noun

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

Indian pipe

noun

  1. a white or pinkish saprophytic woodland plant, Monotropa uniflora, of the N hemisphere, with a solitary nodding flower resembling a pipe: family Monotropaceae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Indian pipe1

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95

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Example Sentences

The Colchicum is associated in my mind with the Indian Pipe and similar growths; it is curious, but it isn't pleasing.

And looking for Indian-pipe when we were not looking for anything?

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