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broomrape

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
broom-rape
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From broom + rape, a partial calque of translingual Orobanche rapum-genistae, where Latin rapum means turnip and genista means broom. Orobanche rapum-genistae is parasitic on broom plants. Compare rapeseed. Cognates include Dutch bremraap.

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Inflected Forms

broomrapes (plural) broom-rape (alternative) broom rape (alternative)

Phrases

ivy broomrape naked broomrape

Questions

What does broomrape mean?
Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
Where does broomrape come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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