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broomrape
broom·rape B0504800 (bro͞om′rāp′, bro͝om′-)n. Any of various parasitic herbs of the genus Orobanche, having purplish or yellowish flowers and small scalelike leaves that lack chlorophyll. Broomrape grows on the roots of various plants.
[Translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae : Latin rāpum, underground stock of a tree + Latin genistae, genitive of genista, broom (from the growth of these tubers on the roots of broom).]broomrape (ˈbruːmˌreɪp; ˈbrʊm-) n (Plants) any orobanchaceous plant of the genus Orobanche: brownish small-flowered leafless parasites on the roots of other plants, esp on legumes[C16: adaptation and partial translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae tuber (hence: root nodule) of Genista (a type of broom plant)]broom•rape (ˈbrumˌreɪp, ˈbrʊm-)
n. any of various parasitic plants living on the roots of broom and other plants. [1570–80; partial translation of Medieval Latin rāpum genistae tuber of the broom plant] TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeOrobanchebroomrape
broomrape Chinese medicine
An annual parasitic herb, the fleshy stem of which has been used as an emollient, laxative and tonic, as well as for constipation, impotence and infertility. Some regard it as an aphrodisiac. |