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Conopholis

noun
Co·noph·o·lis | \-ˈnäfələ̇s\

Definition of Conopholis 

: a small genus of parasitic scaly herbs (family Orobanchaceae) with flowers in a thick spike — see squawroot

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New Latin, from con- entry 2 + -pholis

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