boomstam
Dutch
boomstam
Etymology
Germanic: boom 'tree' (cognate with German Baum) + stam 'trunk' (cognate with stem, German Stamm etc.)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbomstɑm/
Noun
boomstam m (plural boomstammen, diminutive boomstammetje)
- (anatomy) (botany) A tree trunk, main structural member of a tree
Related terms
- boomlang (adjective)
- loofboom m
- hoofdstam m
- stamboom m