broomrape

== English == === Alternative forms === broom-rape, broom rape === 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. === Noun === broomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes) Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants. ==== Derived terms ==== naked broomrape ==== Translations ====