monotropaceous

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English

Etymology

Monotropaceae +‎ -ous

Adjective

monotropaceous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Belonging to the family Monotropaceae, now usually subfamily Monotropoideae in family Ericaceae, of mostly non-photosynthetic plants.