HYPOPITYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hypopitys mean? 

• HYPOPITYS (noun)
  The noun HYPOPITYS has 1 sense:

1. term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa

  Familiarity information: HYPOPITYS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOPITYS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Hypopitys; Hypopitys

Hypernyms ("Hypopitys" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Holonyms ("Hypopitys" is a member of...):

family Monotropaceae; Monotropaceae (used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes)