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beechdrops

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[beech-drops] / ˈbitʃˌdrɒps /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

  1. a low plant, Epifagus virginiana, of the broomrape family, without green foliage, parasitic upon the roots of the beech.

Etymology

Origin of beechdrops

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; beech + drop + -s 3

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