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Pinesap

Pinesap Meaning & Definition
Pinesap Definition And Meaning

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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