BROOMRAPE


Meaning of BROOMRAPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌrāp ]

noun

Date: 1578

: any of a genus ( Orobanche of the family Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family) of herbs that have leaves modified to scales and that grow as parasites on the roots of other plants

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