BROOMRAPE


Meaning of BROOMRAPE in English

/broohm"rayp', broom"-/ , n.

any of various parasitic plants, esp. of the genus Orobanche, living on the roots of broom and other plants. Cf. broomrape family .

[ 1570-80; partial trans. of ML rapum genistae tuber of the broom plant ]

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