genus monotropa

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   leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae

   SynonymsMonotropa

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofMonotropaceae

Questions about genus monotropa

What does genus monotropa mean?

genus monotropa means "leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae".

What is another word for genus monotropa?

Close synonyms include Monotropa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus monotropa a common word?

genus monotropa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.