BROOM-RAPE
\bɹˈuːmɹˈe͡ɪp], \bɹˈuːmɹˈeɪp], \b_ɹ_ˈuː_m_ɹ_ˈeɪ_p]\
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[Gr. ] (Bot.) Parasitical gen. of plants, ord. Orobancheae.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.