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Definition of Genus Monotropa
1. Noun. Leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Monotropaceae, Monotropaceae
Member holonyms: Indian Pipe, Monotropa Uniflora, Waxflower, False Beachdrops, Monotropa Hypopithys, Pinesap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Monotropa
Literary usage of Genus Monotropa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"jA natural order of dicotyledonous plants of the cohort Ericales, typified by
the genus Monotropa. It Is composed of leafless parasitic herbs, ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"This includes the European species, whilst the old genus Monotropa embraces two
American species, ..."
3. The Supplement to the Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of by George Long, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (1846)
"‘rhis includes the European sl)ecies, whilst the old genus, Monotropa, embraces
two American species, ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"Of the genus Monotropa, M. Hypopitys only has received consideration, and all
references made in text-books hitherto have referred to this plant. ..."
5. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"... are sometimes grouped the saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa. There are
two representatives of this genus which are common in the United States, ..."
6. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"... are sometimes grouped the saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa. There are
two representatives of this genus which are common in the United States, ..."
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