Monotropaceae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Monotropaceae \Monotropaceae\ prop. n.
     A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for
     saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family
     {Pyrolaceae}, and contains the genera {Monotropa} and
     {Sarcodes}.
  


     Syn: family {Monotropaceae}.
          [WordNet 1.5] Monotype

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Monotropaceae
       n : used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes
           included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and
           Sarcodes [syn: {family Monotropaceae}]