Moneses

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Noun

Moneses - one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrolagenus Monesesdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsfamily Pyrolaceae, Pyrolaceae, wintergreen family - evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, OrthiliaMoneses uniflora, one-flowered pyrola, one-flowered wintergreen, Pyrola uniflora - delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola

Moneses

a genus of semisaprophytic and saprophytic plants of the family Pyrolaceae. There is one species, M. uniflora, a perennial grass measuring up to 15 cm high. The plant has a creeping rootstock. The opposite, rounded leaves are close to the base of the stem. The flowers are solitary, large, and white, and the fruit is a capsule.

M. uniflora is found in the temperate and cold zones of the northern hemisphere. In the USSR it is encountered primarily in the taiga zone. The plant grows in mossy coniferous forests (mainly fir) and, less frequently, in mixed forests. It is typically found with fir trees.

Moneses

noun

Synonyms for Moneses

noun one species: one-flowered wintergreen

Synonyms

genus Moneses

Related Words

dilleniid dicot genus
family Pyrolaceae
Pyrolaceae
wintergreen family
Moneses uniflora
one-flowered pyrola
one-flowered wintergreen
Pyrola uniflora

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