məˈnä.trəpə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek monotropē, feminine of monotropos living alone, from mon- + tropos turn, way, from trepein to turn — more at trope
: a genus of leafless fleshy saprophytic herbs (family Pyrolaceae) with solitary polypetalous flowers or with trimerous to pentamerous flowers in racemes — see hypopitys , monotropaceae ; indian pipe , pinesap