Epifagus

noun

Ep·​i·​fa·​gus

ˌepəˈfāgəs

: a genus of slender purplish brown leafless herbs (family Orobanchaceae) having whitish flowers and being parasitic on the roots of beech trees see beechdrops

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from epi- + Latin fagus beech

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