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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.
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monotropa

noun
leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae 
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