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Definition of False beachdrops
1. Noun. Fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys.
Exact synonyms: Monotropa Hypopithys, Pinesap
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Monotropa, Monotropa
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Monotropa, Monotropa
Lexicographical Neighbors of False Beachdrops
Literary usage of False beachdrops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Whole plant of a yellowish-brown color (rarely reddish), turning black by decay
or drying. Pine-sap. false beachdrops. ..."