broomrape
See also: broom-rape and broom rape
English
Wikispecies
slender broomrape (Orobanche gracilis)
Alternative forms
- broom-rape
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)
- Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
Translations
plant of the genus Orobanche
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