bremraap

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Etymology

From brem (“broom (plant)”) +‎ raap (“turnip”), a meronymical name deriving from the plant grote bremraap (“Orobanche rapum-genistae”), which parasitizes on broom plants. Compare the Latin name of the latter species (rapum meaning "turnip" and genista meaning "broom") and English broomrape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛm.raːp/
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  • Hyphenation: brem‧raap

Noun

bremraap m (plural bremrapen, diminutive bremraapje n)

  1. a broomrape, a (generally parasitic) plant of the family Orobanchaceae

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