broomrape
any of various parasitic plants, especially of the genus Orobanche, living on the roots of broom and other plants.
Origin of broomrape
1- Compare broomrape family.
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How to use broomrape in a sentence
We have also the pest of broomrape; and if badly infested by this weed, great destruction follows to the crop.
The Khedive's Country | George Manville FennThe broomrape is now becoming a very pernicious clover weed, especially in lighter soils.
Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation | James Buckman
British Dictionary definitions for broomrape
/ (ˈbruːmˌreɪp, ˈbrʊm-) /
any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche : brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes
Origin of broomrape
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