BROOMRAPE

n.[See Broom. ]

broomrape

broom rape |ˈbro͞omˌrāp, ˈbro͝om -ˈbrumreɪp | ▶noun a parasitic plant that bears tubular flowers on a leafless brown stem. It is attached by its tubers to the roots of a host plant, which may be any of a number of species. [Genus Orobanche, family Orobanchaceae. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from broom + Latin rapum ‘tuber. ’

broomrape

broom |rape |ˈbruːmreɪp | ▶noun a parasitic plant which bears tubular flowers on a leafless brown stem. It is attached by its tubers to the roots of the host plant. ●Genus Orobanche, family Orobanchaceae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from broom + Latin rapum ‘tuber ’.