"broomrape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: broomrapes [plural]
Etymology: broom + rape, part translation of species name 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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|broom|rape}} broom + rape, {{der|en|la|rapum}} Latin rapum, {{m|la|genista}} genista, {{cog|nl|bremraap}} Dutch bremraap Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} broomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes)
  1. Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants. Wikipedia link: broomrape Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Broomrape family plants, Parasites Synonyms: broom-rape, broom rape Derived forms: naked broomrape Translations (plant of the genus Orobanche): ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), هَالُوك (hālūk) [Egypt, masculine] (Arabic), جَعْفِيل (jaʕfīl) [masculine] (Arabic), أَسَد الْعَدَس (ʔasad al-ʕadas) [masculine] (Arabic), خَانِق الْكَرْسَنَّة (ḵāniq al-karsanna) [masculine] (Arabic), frare [masculine] (Catalan), orobanque [masculine] (Catalan), záraza [feminine] (Czech), mordovka [feminine] (Czech), bremraap (Dutch), näive (Finnish), orobanche [feminine] (French), Sommerwurz [feminine] (German), Erbsenwürger [archaic, feminine] (German), Ervenwürger [archaic, feminine] (German), łeeʼdoolʼeezí (Navajo), zaraza [feminine] (Polish), зарази́ха (zarazíxa) [feminine] (Russian), orobanca [feminine] (Spanish), snyltrot [common-gender] (Swedish), gorfanadl [feminine, plural] (Welsh), gorfanadl ffa [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-broomrape-en-noun-J8rF82DJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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