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monotropa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun monotropa has 1 sense
- monotropa(n = noun.plant) genus monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae; Array is a kind of dilleniid dicot genus
is a member of family monotropaceae, monotropaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
monotropa, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + turn, from to turn.].
A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem. [1913 Webster]
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