broomrape family

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noun

1. the plant family Orobanchaceae, characterized by scaly, leafless herbaceous plants that are parasitic on the roots of other plants and have irregular flowers and many-seeded capsular fruit, and including beechdrops, broomrape, and squawroot.

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Bartsia is a genus of parasitic plants in the broomrape family, members of which display pink, yellow, or maroon flowers.

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Bartsia is a genus of parasitic plants in the broomrape family, members of which display pink, yellow, or maroon flowers.

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