Any of various plants, of the genus Orobanche, that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Orobanchaceae, or the broomrape family, is a family of flowering plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera were formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae s.l. Together they are a monophyletic group, forming a distinct family