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pinesap
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pinesap \Pine"sap`\, n. (Bot.) A reddish fleshy herb of the genus Monotropa ( Monotropa hypopitys), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of pine trees, but more probably saprophytic.
Wiktionary
n. A myco-heterotroph, formerly thought to be a saprophyte, ''Monotropa hypopitys'', having racemes of drooping flowers.
WordNet
n. fleshy 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 [syn: false beachdrops, Monotropa hypopithys]
Usage examples of "pinesap".
The woods all around were silent and thick, fragrant with pinesap and the fecund scent of decaying leaves.
He reeked of fire: smoke and pinesap and scorched cloth, and the bitter tang of turpentine.
The day was warm, the sun cheerful, and the smells of pinesap and freshly mowed grass brought him pleasant memories of simpler times.