1. used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes; [syn: Monotropaceae, family Monotropaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Monotropaceae
n 1: used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes
included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and
Sarcodes [syn: Monotropaceae, family Monotropaceae]