noun
leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Monotropa
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Monotropaceae, ↑family Monotropaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Indian pipe, ↑waxflower, ↑Monotropa uniflora, ↑pinesap, ↑false beachdrops, ↑Monotropa hypopithys
Useful english dictionary. 2012.