klaproos
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From older klapperroos, borrowed from German Klapperrose. Equivalent to klappen (“to pop, bang”) + roos (“rose”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
klaproos f (plural klaprozen, diminutive klaproosje n)
- (botany) A poppy, any of several plants of genus Papaver.
- (particularly) Synonym of gewone klaproos (“common poppy, Papaver rhoeas”)
- The frail flower of the poppy.
- Synonym: papaverbloem
Derived terms edit
- bastaardklaproos
- bleke klaproos
- gewone klaproos
- grote klaproos
- kleine klaproos
- ruige klaproos
- slanke klaproos
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- klaproos on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl