BEECHDROPS


Meaning of BEECHDROPS in English

/beech"drops'/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. )

a low plant, Epifagus virginiana, of the broomrape family, without green foliage, parasitic upon the roots of the beech.

[ 1805-15, Amer.; BEECH + DROP + -S 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .