pinesap

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noun

A myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.

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false beechdropsdutchman’s pipeyellow bird’s nestfalse beachdropsMonotropa hypopithys
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Meanings

nounpinesap (plural pinesaps)

plural pinesaps

  1. A myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.

    Synonyms: false beechdrops, dutchman’s pipe, yellow bird’s nest

  2. alternativeAlternative spelling of pine sap.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA myco-heterotroph (Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be a saprophyte, having racemes of drooping flowers.

Similar
false beechdropsdutchman’s pipeyellow bird’s nest

More synonyms by meaning

nounfleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys

Similar
false beachdropsMonotropa hypopithys
Broader
wildflowerwild flower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pine + sap.

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Translations

Bulgarian гвачка
  • гвачка (gvačka)Monotropa hypopitys
Dutch stofzaad
  • stofzaadMonotropa hypopitys
Finnish mäntykukka
  • mäntykukkaMonotropa hypopitys
French monotrope sucepin
  • monotrope sucepinMonotropa hypopitys
German Fichtenspargel
  • FichtenspargelMonotropa hypopitys
Polish korzeniówka
  • korzeniówkaMonotropa hypopitys
Swedish tallört
  • tallörtMonotropa hypopitys
Cite this entry
APA

pinesap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinesap

MLA

“pinesap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinesap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinesap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinesap.

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