释义 |
indian pipe noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: indian (II) 2; perhaps from the use of its pithy stems by American Indians for the stems of tobacco pipes : a leafless saprophytic herb (Monotropa uniflora) native to Asia and the United States that is waxy white and turns black in drying and has a solitary nodding flower that becomes erect in fruit; broadly : sweet pinesap [Indian pipe] |