Monotropa
noun
Mo·not·ro·pa
məˈnä‧trəpə
: a genus of leafless fleshy saprophytic herbs (family Pyrolaceae) with solitary polypetalous flowers or with trimerous to pentamerous flowers in racemes see hypopitys , monotropaceae , indian pipe , pinesap
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek monotropē, feminine of monotropos living alone, from mon- + tropos turn, way, from trepein to turn