bremraap
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom brem (“broom (plant)”) + raap (“turnip”), a meronymical name deriving from the plant grote bremraap (“Orobanche rapum-genistae”), which parasitizes on broom plants. Compare the Latin name of the latter species (rapum meaning "turnip" and genista meaning "broom") and English broomrape.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbremraap m (plural bremrapen, diminutive bremraapje n)
- A broomrape, a (generally parasitic) plant of the family Orobanchaceae
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- bremraap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl