Indian pipe
noun
a leafless, pearly white, saprophytic plant, Monotropa uniflora, of North America and Asia, having a solitary white flower and resembling a tobacco pipe.
Origin of Indian pipe
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
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British Dictionary definitions for indian pipe
Indian pipe
noun
a white or pinkish saprophytic woodland plant, Monotropa uniflora, of the N hemisphere, with a solitary nodding flower resembling a pipe: family Monotropaceae