Broom Rape - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition broom-rape

Definition :

A genus Orobanche of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia They are destitute of chlorophyll have scales instead of leaves and spiked flowers and grow attached to the roots of other plants as furze clover flax wild carrot etc The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus as Aphyllon uniflorumand Aphyllon Ludovicianum