Monotropa
Mo*not"ro*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? 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.| monotropa | |
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| leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae |