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)

Derived terms

• alpine cancer-root (Conopholis alpina)
• Mexican cancer-root (Conopholis alpina var. mexicana)
• American cancer-root (Conopholis americana)
• one-flower cancer-root (Orobanche uniflora)

References

• cancer root on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “cancer root”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.