bremraap
Dutch
Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɛm.raːp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: brem‧raap
Noun
bremraap m (plural bremrapen, diminutive bremraapje n)
- A broomrape, a (generally parasitic) plant of the family Orobanchaceae
Derived terms
- bitterkruidbremraap
- blauwe bremraap
- centauriebremraap
- distelbremraap
- grote bremraap
- klimopbremraap
- rode bremraap
- violette bremraap
- walstrobremraap
Further reading
bremraap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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