broomrape

See also: broom-rape and broom rape

English

slender broomrape (Orobanche gracilis)

Alternative forms

broom-rape, broom rape

Etymology

broom +‎ rape, part translation of species name O. rapum-genistae, where Latin rapum actually means turnip, not rape. This species is parasitic on broom plants. Compare rapeseed.

Noun

broomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes)

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

Translations

plant of the genus Orobanche

Arabic: هَالُوك‎ m (hālūk) (Egypt), جَعْفِيل‎ m (jaʕfīl), أَسَد الْعَدَس‎ m (ʔasad al-ʕadas), خَانِق الْكَرْسَنَّة‎ m (ḵāniq al-karsanna)
Catalan: frare (ca) m, orobanque m
Czech: záraza f, mordovka f
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: bremraap
Finnish: näive (fi)
French: orobanche (fr) f
German: Sommerwurz f, Erbsenwürger f (archaic), Ervenwürger f (archaic)
Navajo: łeeʼdoolʼeezí
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: zaraza (pl) f
Russian: зарази́ха (ru) f (zarazíxa)
Spanish: orobanca f
Swedish: snyltrot c

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