broomrape
[broom-reyp, broo m-]
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noun
any of various parasitic plants, especially of the genus Orobanche, living on the roots of broom and other plants.
Nearby words
- broom board,
- broom rape,
- broomball,
- broomcorn,
- broomfield,
- broomrape family,
- broomstick,
- broomstick skirt,
- broomy,
- broonzy
Compare broomrape family.
Origin of broomrape
1570–80; partial translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae tuber of the broom plant
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Examples from the Web for broomrape
The Broomrape is now becoming a very pernicious clover weed, especially in lighter soils.
Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation|James BuckmanWe 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 Fenn
broomrape
noun
Word Origin for broomrape
C16: adaptation and partial translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae tuber (hence: root nodule) of Genista (a type of broom plant)
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