doorn
See also: Doorn
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dorn, dōorn, from Old Dutch thorn, from Proto-West Germanic *þornu, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
doorn m (plural doornen or doorns, diminutive doorntje n)
- thorn, sharp extremity of a plant
- (botany) thorn or spike, sharp extremity of a plant developed from a stem or leaf
- thorn, a plant that carries thorns