beechdrops

[beech-drops]

beech·drops

[beech-drops]
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
a low plant, Epifagus virginiana, of the broomrape family, without green foliage, parasitic upon the roots of the beech.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism; beech + drop + -s3
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Beechdrops is always a great word to know.
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