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Monotropaceae

noun

used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes

• Syn: ↑family Monotropaceae

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales

• Member Meronyms: ↑Monotropa, ↑genus Monotropa, ↑Hypopitys, ↑genus Hypopitys, ↑Sarcodes, ↑genus Sarcodes

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\\məˌnä.trəˈpāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Monotropa, type genus + -aceae

in some classifications : a family of saprophytic herbs of which Monotropa is the type genus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.