Monotropa \Mo*not"ro*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + ?
turn, from ? to turn.]
(Bot.)
A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the
Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping
end of the stem.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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