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beechdrops

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
beech·drops | \ ˈbēch-ˌdräps \

Definition of beechdrops 

: a plant (Epifagus virginiana) of the broomrape family parasitic on the roots of beeches

First Known Use of beechdrops

1813, in the meaning defined above

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