beechdrops

[beech-drops]

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

a low plant, Epifagus virginiana, of the broomrape family, without green foliage, parasitic upon the roots of the beech.

Origin of beechdrops

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; beech + drop + -s³

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