broom rape family

broomrape family

noun
the plant family Orobanchaceae, characterized by scaly, leafless herbaceous plants that are parasitic on the roots of other plants and have irregular flowers and many-seeded capsular fruit, and including beechdrops, broomrape, and squawroot.
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broomrape family

noun
brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: Orobanchaceae
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