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Definition of beechdrops in US English: beechdropsnounˈbēCHdräpsˈbēCHdräps A broomrape that is parasitic on the roots of beech trees. Unlike most broomrapes, it has branching stems. Epifagus virginiana, family Orobanchaceae Example sentencesExamples - Like Indian pipes, beechdrops have none of the chlorophyll of most plants and thus are not green.
- Appearing in late summer and fall, beechdrops are common throughout southern Ontario wherever there are beech forests.
- Peculiar, parasitic beechdrops grow on the roots of beech trees; squawroot, another plant devoid of chlorophyll, gains its nutrition from the leaf litter.
- The dried stems of beechdrops can often be found through the winter.
- Like all other members of the Broom-rape family, beechdrops lacks chlorophyll and is wholly parasitic, stealing nutrients from the roots of beech trees.
Definition of beechdrops in US English: beechdropsnounˈbēCHdräps A broomrape that is parasitic on the roots of beech trees. Unlike most broomrapes, it has branching stems. Epifagus virginiana, family Orobanchaceae Example sentencesExamples - Appearing in late summer and fall, beechdrops are common throughout southern Ontario wherever there are beech forests.
- Peculiar, parasitic beechdrops grow on the roots of beech trees; squawroot, another plant devoid of chlorophyll, gains its nutrition from the leaf litter.
- The dried stems of beechdrops can often be found through the winter.
- Like all other members of the Broom-rape family, beechdrops lacks chlorophyll and is wholly parasitic, stealing nutrients from the roots of beech trees.
- Like Indian pipes, beechdrops have none of the chlorophyll of most plants and thus are not green.
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