broomrape

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See also: broom-rape and broom rape

English

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Wikispecies

slender broomrape (Orobanche gracilis)

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Etymology

From broom +‎ rape, a partial translation of the species name Orobanche rapum-genistae, where Latin rapum means turnip and genista means broom. Orobanche rapum-genistae is parasitic on broom plants. Compare rapeseed. Cognates include Dutch bremraap.

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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