noun
used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes
• Syn: ↑Monotropaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Monotropa, ↑genus Monotropa, ↑Hypopitys, ↑genus Hypopitys, ↑Sarcodes, ↑genus Sarcodes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.