monotropa

WORDNET DICTIONARY

monotropa(n = noun.plant) genus monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae;

is a kind of dilleniid dicot genus

is a member of family monotropaceae, monotropaceae

monotropa, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + turn, from to turn.].

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]