Meaning Of The Word Broomrape

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broomrape in American English
any of a genus (Orobanche) of the broomrape family of leafless, fleshy, parasitic plants growing on the roots of other plants
designating a family (Orobanchaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous leafless plants, including beechdrops, parasitic on the roots of other plants
noun: any of various parasitic plants, esp. of the genus Orobanche, living on the roots of broom and other plants

broomrape in British English
noun: any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes

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