noun
- a parasitic plant with reddish-brown stems and small urn-shaped flowers, found in coniferous forests of western North America
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The hiker spotted pinedrops growing beneath the towering pine trees.
- Pinedrops lack chlorophyll and depend on fungi for nutrients.
- The botanist identified the unusual reddish plant as pinedrops.
- Pinedrops can grow up to three feet tall in the forest understory.
- The parasitic pinedrops were thriving in the shaded woodland area.