Orobanche

See also: orobanche

Translingual

Orobanche uniflora

Etymology

From Latin ŏrŏbanchē, from Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē, “dodder, chokefitch”), from ὄροβος (órobos, “bitter vetch”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “strangle”).

Proper noun

Orobanche f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – certain flowering herbaceous plants parasitic on others, broomrape.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Orobanchaceae - family; Orobancheae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): For the numerous species see Orobanche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

References

• Orobanche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Orobanche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Orobanche on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Orobanche at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Orobanche at USDA Plants database
• Orobanche at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Orobanche at the Catalogue of Life 
• Orobanche at The Plant List
• Orobanche at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Orobanche at Tropicos
• Orobanche at World Register of Marine Species