\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 uniflorum}and {A. Ludovicianum}.