broomrape


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
broomrape/ˈbruːmreɪp/
noun a leafless parasitic plant with tubular flowers, which attaches itself to the roots of its host plant. [Genus Orobanche.]
– origin C16: from broom + L. rapum ‘tuber’.
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