Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

broom rape

 - 1 dictionary result

broom⋅rape

[broom-reyp, broom-]
–noun
any of various parasitic plants, esp. of the genus Orobanche, living on the roots of broom and other plants.


Origin:
1570–80; partial trans. of ML rāpum genistae tuber of the broom plant
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To broom rape
Search another word or see broom rape on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: