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Webster 1913 Edition
Monotropa
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Mo-not′ro-pa
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μόνοσ
single + [GREEK] turn, from [GREEK] 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.
Definition 2024
Monotropa
Monotropa
Translingual
Proper noun
Monotropa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – two species of myco-heterotrophs.