hazenpootje

Dutch

Trifolium arvense

Coprinopsis lagopus

Etymology

Diminutive of hazenpoot (“hare's leg/foot”). Compare English harefoot and the species name of the mushroom, lagōpūs being Latin (although borrowed from Ancient Greek) for "hare's foot".

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Noun

hazenpootje n (plural hazenpootjes)

1. Diminutive of hazenpoot
2. The harefoot plant, Trifolium arvense
3. The harefoot mushroom, Coprinopsis lagopus

Further reading

• hazenpootje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• Hazenpootje (paddenstoel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl