bremraap

Dutch

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

Derived terms

• bitterkruidbremraap
• blauwe bremraap
• centauriebremraap
• distelbremraap
• grote bremraap
• klimopbremraap
• rode bremraap
• violette bremraap
• walstrobremraap

 

Further reading

• bremraap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl