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pine⋅sap

  [pahyn-sap]
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–noun
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, esp. the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops), of eastern North America.
Compare Indian pipe.

Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; pine 1 + sap 1
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pine·sap   (pīn'sāp')   
n.  A fleshy white or reddish plant (Monotropa hypopithys) growing as a saprophyte or parasite on tree roots and having racemes with a few drooping flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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