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Definition of Broomrape family
1. Noun. Brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.
Exact synonyms: Family Orobanchaceae, Orobanchaceae
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Polemoniales, Polemoniales
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Polemoniales, Polemoniales
Lexicographical Neighbors of Broomrape Family
Literary usage of Broomrape family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fairyland of Flowers: A Popular Illustrated Botany by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (1890)
"broomrape family. Thesi herbs arc parasites on the roots of trees, They l|ave
irregular corollas, ..."
2. Flora of Vermont: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by Ezra Brainerd, Vermont Botanical Club, Lewis Ralph Jones, Willard Webster Eggleston (1900)
"broomrape family CONOPHOLIS C. Americana, Wallroth. Woods on White Creek,
Chandler ; "Rock Point, Burlington," Macrae; West Rutland, //. ..."
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