broomrape
noun
broom·rape
ˈbrüm-ˌrāp 
ˈbru̇m-
: any of a genus (Orobanche of the family Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family) of herbs that have leaves modified to scales and that grow as parasites on the roots of other plants
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The clustered broomrape hadn't been seen in Wisconsin in more than 44 years.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
The clustered broomrape is one such plant that is threatened in the state.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
Tom Underwood, a volunteer with the Rare Plant Monitoring Program, identified the plant as a clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata), the DNR wrote in its 2022 Annual Report.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 15 May 2023
Rare plants, like the clustered broomrape, have a lot of value in Wisconsin.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
Probing naked broomrape’s common and Latin names rapidly leads down the rabbit hole of the arcane.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
Ferment these oral ingredients in the cask of time and the result is the hideous common name, naked broomrape.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
The plant bears some of the least attractive common names in the plant kingdom: Some know it as naked broomrape.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
The clustered broomrape is one such plant that is threatened in the state.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
Tom Underwood, a volunteer with the Rare Plant Monitoring Program, identified the plant as a clustered broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata), the DNR wrote in its 2022 Annual Report.
—Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 15 May 2023
Rare plants, like the clustered broomrape, have a lot of value in Wisconsin.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
Probing naked broomrape’s common and Latin names rapidly leads down the rabbit hole of the arcane.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
Ferment these oral ingredients in the cask of time and the result is the hideous common name, naked broomrape.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
The plant bears some of the least attractive common names in the plant kingdom: Some know it as naked broomrape.
—New York Times, 13 June 2018
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First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined above
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