broomrape
See also: broom-rape and broom rape
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Orobanche_gracilis.jpg/220px-Orobanche_gracilis.jpg)
Alternative forms
Etymology
broom + rape, part translation of species name O. rapum-genistae, where Latin rapum actually means turnip, not rape. This species is parasitic on broom plants.
Noun
broomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes)
Translations
plant of the genus Orobanche
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