About The Word Pinesap
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Pinesap
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What's The Definition Of Pinesap?
[n] fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pinesap: false beachdrops | Monotropa hypopithys Related Terms | Find terms related to Pinesap: See Also | genus Monotropa | Monotropa | wild flower | wildflower Pinesap In Webster's Dictionary \Pine"sap`\, n. (Bot.)
A reddish fleshy herb of the genus {Monotropa} ({M.
hypopitys}), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of
pine trees, but more probably saprophytic.
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