pinesap
/ˈpaɪnˌsæp/
noun
- A type of plant that does not have green leaves and gets its food from decaying matter in the soil, often found in pine forests.
- Pinesap is easy to recognize because it has no chlorophyll and looks pale or reddish.
- The biology class studied how pinesap survives without sunlight by feeding on dead plant material.
- While hiking, we spotted a cluster of pinesap growing near the base of an old pine tree.