cancer root

English

Noun

cancer root (plural cancer roots)

  1. Any of various low plants, mostly parasitic on roots, including:
    1. Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana)
    2. Conopholis spp.
    3. Orobanche spp., especially Orobanche uniflora (one-flower cancer-root)

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