Monotropaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Monotropaceae
    n 1: used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes
         included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and
         Sarcodes [syn: {Monotropaceae}, {family Monotropaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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