broomrape
broomrape noun: any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
Noun
broomrape (countable and uncountable, plural broomrapes)
- Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
broomrape meaning in Arabic and Persian
broomrape in Arabic
- plant of the genus Orobanche
- هَالُوك hālūk, جَعْفِيل jaʕfīl, أَسَد الْعَدَس ʔasad al-ʕadas, خَانِق الْكَرْسَنَّة ḵāniq al-karsanna
broomrape in Persian
- plant of the genus Orobanche
- گل جالیز gol-e jâliz
Forms of broomrape
| plural | broomrapes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | broom-rape |
| alternative form | broom rape |
Origin of broomrape
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.
Words formed from broomrape
Questions about broomrape
- What does broomrape mean?
- Broomrape means any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants.
- What is broomrape in Arabic?
- Broomrape in Arabic is هَالُوك (hālūk), جَعْفِيل (jaʕfīl), أَسَد الْعَدَس (ʔasad al-ʕadas). See Broomrape meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is broomrape?
- Broomrape is a noun.
- What is the plural of broomrape?
- The plural of broomrape is broomrapes.
Words near broomrape in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: broomrape (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “broomrape.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/broomrape. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.