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Webster 1913 Edition
Pinesap
Pine′sapˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A reddish fleshy herb of the genus
Monotropa
(Monotropa hypopitys
), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of pine trees, but more probably saprophytic. Definition 2024
pinesap
pinesap
English
Noun
pinesap (plural pinesaps)
- A myco-heterotroph, formerly thought to be a saprophyte, Monotropa hypopitys, having racemes of drooping flowers.
Synonyms
- (Monotropa hypopitys): false beechdrops, dutchman’s pipe, yellow bird’s nest
Translations
Monotropa hypopitys
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