indian pipe

1. 1.

   small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age

   SynonymswaxflowerMonotropa uniflora

   Broaderwildflower

   Part ofMonotropa

Questions about indian pipe

What does indian pipe mean?

indian pipe means "small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age".

What is another word for indian pipe?

Close synonyms include waxflower, Monotropa uniflora. 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 indian pipe a common word?

indian pipe 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.