veenwortel
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From veen (“peat bog”) + wortel (“root”); the plant grows in shallow water and swampy places.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
veenwortel m (plural veenwortels, diminutive veenworteltje n)
- water knotweed, Persicaria amphibia
- Hypernym: duizendknoop
Further reading edit
- veenwortel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl