broomrape

See also: broom-rape and broom rape

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Etymology

From broom +‎ rape, a partial calque of translingual 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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