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Monotropaceae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Monotropaceae - used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodesfamily Monotropaceaedilleniid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsEricales, order Ericales - Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceaegenus Monotropa, Monotropa - leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceaegenus Hypopitys, Hypopitys - term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropagenus Sarcodes, Sarcodes - snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae |
Monotropaceae
Monotropaceae[‚män·ō·trə′pās·ē‚ē] (botany) A family of dicotyledonous herbs or half shrubs in the order Ericales distinguished by a small, scarcely differentiated embryo without cotyledons, lack of chlorophyll, leaves reduced to scales, and anthers opening by longitudinal slits. Monotropaceae
Synonyms for Monotropaceaenoun used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and SarcodesSynonymsRelated Words- dilleniid dicot family
- Ericales
- order Ericales
- genus Monotropa
- Monotropa
- genus Hypopitys
- Hypopitys
- genus Sarcodes
- Sarcodes
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