noun
small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
• Syn: ↑Indian pipe, ↑waxflower
• Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower
• Member Holonyms: ↑Monotropa, ↑genus Monotropa
Useful english dictionary. 2012.