false beechdrops
noun
See under pinesap.
Origin of false beechdrops
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Words nearby false beechdrops
false ankylosis,
false aralia,
false arrest,
false bay,
false bedding,
false beechdrops,
false blepharoptosis,
false bottom,
false bread-fruit,
false buckthorn,
false card
Definition for false beechdrops (2 of 2)
pinesap
[ pahyn-sap ]
/ ˈpaɪnˌsæp /
noun
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops), of eastern North America.
Compare
Indian pipe.