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Definition of Pinedrops
1. n. A reddish herb (Pterospora andromedea) of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.
Definition of Pinedrops
1. Noun. A reddish herb (''Pterospora andromedea'') of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pinedrops
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Medical Definition of Pinedrops
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pinedrops
Literary usage of Pinedrops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"pinedrops is a near relative of the snow plant and is likewise a saprophyte.
The scientific name Pterospora means winged seed. ..."
2. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"pinedrops Scape tall, scaly-bracted, from a thick base with matted fibrous roots.
Calyx deeply 5-parted. Corolla globular urn-shaped. Stamens 10, included. ..."
3. University of California Publications in Botany by University of California, Berkeley (1903)
"pinedrops. Occasional in pine and fir forests. (No. 2467.) Pyrola aphylla 8m.
Collected in Dark Canon and also near Lake Surprise. (No. 811. ..."
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