lijsterbes
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of lijster (“thrush”) + bes (“berry”). Named because the berries are an important food source for thrushes.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lijsterbes f (plural lijsterbessen, diminutive lijsterbesje n)
- A rowan, a mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia.
- Synonyms: gewone lijsterbes, wilde lijsterbes
- A rowan, a whitebeam, a mountain ash, any tree of the genus Sorbus.
- A berry of a tree of the above species or genus.