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Definition of "pinesap" []

  • A fleshy white or reddish plant (Monotropa hypopithys) growing as a saprophyte or parasite on tree roots and having racemes with a few drooping flowers. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pinesap" in a sentence
  • "A heavy, damp wind blew from the north, leaving a film on my skin sticky as pinesap."
  • ""Some pinesap, lots of hot water and soap, and it'll come off.""
  • "He reeked of fire: smoke and pinesap and scorched cloth, and the bitter tang of turpentine."
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