HYPOPITYS
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)
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)
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