noun
Indian pipe; ghost plant
A mycoheterotrophic plant (Monotropa uniflora) that lacks chlorophyll and appears as a pale, waxy stem with a single nodding flower. The Japanese name literally means 'false silver dragon grass'.
ギンリョウソウモドキは、光合成をせずに菌類から栄養を得る珍しい植物だ。
The Indian pipe is an unusual plant that obtains nutrients from fungi without photosynthesis.
森の薄暗い場所でギンリョウソウモドキを見つけた。
I found an Indian pipe in a dim part of the forest.
Refers to a related plant (Monotropastrum humile), also called 'silver dragon grass'. ギンリョウソウモドキ is named as a 'false' version of this plant.
The name combines 銀竜草 (ginryōsō, 'silver dragon grass', a related plant) with 擬き (modoki, 'pseudo' or 'false'), indicating its resemblance to that species.