'Monotropaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Monotropaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
Used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes [syn: Monotropaceae, family Monotropaceae]
Definition of 'Monotropaceae'
From: GCIDE
- Monotropaceae \Monotropaceae\ prop. n. A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae, and contains the genera Monotropa and Sarcodes.
- Syn: family Monotropaceae. [WordNet 1.5] Monotype