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单词 broomrape
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broomrape

[ broom-reyp, broom- ]
/ ˈbrumˌreɪp, ˈbrʊm- /

noun

any of various parasitic plants, especially of the genus Orobanche, living on the roots of broom and other plants.
Compare broomrape family.

Origin of broomrape

1570–80; partial translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae tuber of the broom plant

Words nearby broomrape

broom, broomball, broom board, broomcorn, Broomfield, broomrape, broomrape family, broomstick, broomstick skirt, broomy, Broonzy
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Example sentences from the Web for broomrape

  • The Broomrape is now becoming a very pernicious clover weed, especially in lighter soils.

    Science and Practice in Farm Cultivation|James Buckman
  • We have also the pest of broomrape; and if badly infested by this weed, great destruction follows to the crop.

    The Khedive's Country|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for broomrape

broomrape
/ (ˈbruːmˌreɪp, ˈbrʊm-) /

noun

any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche : brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes

Word Origin for broomrape

C16: adaptation and partial translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae tuber (hence: root nodule) of Genista (a type of broom plant)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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