ghost pipe

noun

A ghost plant (Monotropa uniflora).

Meanings

nounghost pipe (plural ghost pipes)

plural ghost pipes

  1. Either of two holoparasitic plants:
    1. A ghost plant (Monotropa uniflora).
    2. A flower of the species Orobanche uniflora, of the broomrape family.

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“ghost pipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20pipe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost pipe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20pipe.

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