heksenbezem
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From heks (“witch”) + -en- + bezem (“broom”).
Pronunciation edit
bezem (file)
Noun edit
heksenbezem m (plural heksenbezems, diminutive heksenbezempje n)
- (literally) The broom of a witch, used to work magic.
- A witch's broom, type of deformity of a tree caused by a pathogen.
- Any of various fungi that cause such deformities, many of genus Taphrina.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- heksenbezem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl