doornappel

Dutch

Datura stramonium

Etymology

Compound of doorn +‎ appel, referring to its thorny fruit. Cognate with English thorn apple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːrnˌɑ.pəl/

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• Hyphenation: doorn‧ap‧pel

Noun

doornappel m (plural doornappels)

1. jimsonweed, Datura stramonium (plant or capsule)

Further reading

• doornappel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl