English Explanatory Dictionary

broomrape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

broomrape broomrapes broom-rape broom rape

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.

Derived words

naked broomrape
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