beechdrops: Meaning and Definition of

beech•drops

Pronunciation: (bēch'drops"), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
  1. a low plant, Epifagus virginiana, of the broomrape family, without green foliage, parasitic upon the roots of the beech.
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