noun
- plural of pinesap; parasitic plants that lack chlorophyll and grow on the roots of pine and other coniferous trees
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The forest floor was dotted with small pinesaps growing near the base of old pine trees.
- Botanists discovered several species of pinesaps in the coniferous woodland.
- Unlike green plants, pinesaps obtain nutrients by parasitizing tree roots.
- The pale, waxy appearance of pinesaps makes them easy to distinguish from other forest plants.
- Pinesaps are often found in clusters beneath mature evergreen trees.