Broom" rape` (?). (Bot.) 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 A.
Ludovicianum.