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pinesap

[ pahyn-sap ]

noun

  1. either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys false beechdrops, of eastern North America.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pinesap1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; pine 1 + sap 1

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