Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of parasitic plants, type of the order Orobanchaceæ, distinguished by its two-lipped flowers and unequally four-cleft calyx; the broom-rape.
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Examples
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Evaluation of the biological activity of flax as a trap crop against orobanche parasitism of vicia faba.
1. Designing integrated pest management for sustainable and productive futures. 1992
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Evaluation of the biological activity of flax as a trap crop against orobanche parasitism of vicia faba. 11.
1. Designing integrated pest management for sustainable and productive futures. 1992
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There was the golden thistle, the horned poppy, the fringed gentian, the blue pimpernel, the rare orobanche ramosa, the yellow salvia, and pinks in profusion.
The Roof of France Matilda Betham-Edwards 1877
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