(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:17:05

Mo*not"ro*pa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. single + turn, from 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.

 

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