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monotropaceae
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun monotropaceae has 1 sense
- monotropaceae(n = noun.plant) family monotropaceae - used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes; Array is a kind of dilleniid dicot family
is a member of ericales, order ericales
CIDE DICTIONARY
monotropaceae, prop. n.
A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae , and contains the genera Monotropa and Sarcodes . [WordNet 1.5]
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