bremraap
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Etymology[edit]
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.
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Noun[edit]
bremraap m (plural bremrapen, diminutive bremraapje n)
- A broomrape, a (generally parasitic) plant of the family Orobanchaceae
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Further reading[edit]
- bremraap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl