noun
- a parasitic plant that grows on the roots of beech trees, having brownish stems and small flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The botanist discovered beechdrops growing beneath the old beech tree.
- Beechdrops lack chlorophyll and depend entirely on their host trees for nutrients.
- The brownish stems of beechdrops are easily spotted in autumn forests.
- Since beechdrops are parasitic, they cannot survive without beech tree roots.
- The small flowers of beechdrops bloom in late summer.
- Hikers often overlook beechdrops because of their inconspicuous appearance.