hemelsleutel

Dutch

Hylotelephium telephium

Etymology

From hemel (“heaven, paradise”) +‎ sleutel (“key”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.məlˌsløː.təl/

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• Hyphenation: he‧mel‧sleu‧tel

Noun

hemelsleutel m (plural hemelsleutels, diminutive hemelsleuteltje n)

1. (literally, chiefly Christianity) The key to heaven
2. harping Johnny (Hylotelephium telephium syn. Sedum telephium), a stonecrop

   Hypernyms: vetkruid, vetplantenfamilie

3. Synonym of gulden sleutelbloem (“cowslip, Primula veris”)

Derived terms

• roze hemelsleutel

 

Further reading

• hemelsleutel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl