Real Dictionary

pinedrops in British English
a purplish-red, leafless plant (Pterospora andromedea) of the heath family, with white flowers: it is parasitic on the roots of pines
noun: a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines
plural noun: a North American parasitic herb (Pterospora andromedea) that grows on the roots of pine trees and produces red stalks with spikes of pale flowers above ground in summer