broomrape

See also: broom-rape and broom rape

English

Wikispecies

slender broomrape (Orobanche gracilis)

Alternative forms

Etymology

broom +‎ rape, part translation of species name O. rapum-genistae, where Latin rapum actually means turnip, not rape. This species is parasitic on broom plants.

Noun

broomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes)

  1. Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.

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