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Definition of Indian pipe in English: Indian pipenoun ![]() A plant with a yellowish stem that bears a single drooping flower, native to North America and north-eastern Asia. It lacks chlorophyll and obtains nourishment via symbiotic fungi in its roots. Monotropa uniflora, family Monotropaceae Example sentencesExamples - The flowers are inodorous, and appear from June until September; their resemblance to a pipe has given rise to the names Indian pipe or Pipe-plant.
- Because Indian pipe is an indirect parasite of the autotrophic plant, it is sometimes referred to as an epiparasite.
- They appear to be parasitic on the fungi as no benefit to the fungus from its association with the Indian pipe has been discerned.
- The Indian pipe has also been called Ice-Plant, Ghost-Plant, and Corpse-Plant.
- The Indian pipe is a saprophyte, living chiefly on the decaying roots of other plants, particularly trees.
Definition of Indian pipe in US English: Indian pipenoun A plant with a yellowish stem that bears a single drooping flower, native to North America and northeastern Asia. It lacks chlorophyll and obtains nourishment via symbiotic fungi in its roots. Monotropa uniflora, family Monotropaceae Example sentencesExamples - The Indian pipe has also been called Ice-Plant, Ghost-Plant, and Corpse-Plant.
- The Indian pipe is a saprophyte, living chiefly on the decaying roots of other plants, particularly trees.
- Because Indian pipe is an indirect parasite of the autotrophic plant, it is sometimes referred to as an epiparasite.
- The flowers are inodorous, and appear from June until September; their resemblance to a pipe has given rise to the names Indian pipe or Pipe-plant.
- They appear to be parasitic on the fungi as no benefit to the fungus from its association with the Indian pipe has been discerned.
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