broomrape

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbroomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes)

plural broomrapes · alternative broom-rape · alternative broom rape

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

Origin

  1. Latinrapum
  2. Englishbroomrape

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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Translations

Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη
  • ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē)plant of the genus Orobanche
Arabic هَالُوك, جَعْفِيل
  • هَالُوك (hālūk)plant of the genus Orobanche
  • جَعْفِيل (jaʕfīl)plant of the genus Orobanche
  • أَسَد الْعَدَس (ʔasad al-ʕadas)plant of the genus Orobanche
  • خَانِق الْكَرْسَنَّة (ḵāniq al-karsanna)plant of the genus Orobanche
Catalan frare, orobanque
  • frareplant of the genus Orobanche
  • orobanqueplant of the genus Orobanche
Czech záraza, mordovka
  • zárazaplant of the genus Orobanche
  • mordovkaplant of the genus Orobanche
Danish gyvelkvæler
  • gyvelkvælerplant of the genus Orobanche
Dutch bremraap
  • bremraapplant of the genus Orobanche
Finnish näive
  • näiveplant of the genus Orobanche
French orobanche
  • orobancheplant of the genus Orobanche
German Sommerwurz, Erbsenwürger
  • Sommerwurzplant of the genus Orobanche
  • Erbsenwürgerplant of the genus Orobanche
  • Ervenwürgerplant of the genus Orobanche
Greek οροβάγχη
  • οροβάγχη (orovánchi)plant of the genus Orobanche
Irish múchóg
  • múchógplant of the genus Orobanche
Persian گل جالیز
  • گل جالیز (gol-e jâliz)plant of the genus Orobanche
Polish zaraza
  • zarazaplant of the genus Orobanche
Russian зарази́ха
  • зарази́ха (zarazíxa)plant of the genus Orobanche
Spanish orobanca
  • orobancaplant of the genus Orobanche
Swedish snyltrot
  • snyltrotplant of the genus Orobanche
Turkish canavar otu
  • canavar otuplant of the genus Orobanche
Welsh gorfanadl
  • gorfanadlplant of the genus Orobanche
Cite this entry
APA

broomrape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broomrape

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“broomrape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broomrape. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broomrape,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broomrape.

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