steenbreekvaren

Dutch

Asplenium trichomanes

Etymology

Compound of steenbreek (“saxifrage, lit. stone-breaker”) +‎ varen (“fern”), likely so-named because it generally grows on walls and rocky terrain. Name aside, it is unrelated to the saxifrages sensu stricto.

Pronunciation

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Noun

steenbreekvaren f or m (plural steenbreekvarens, diminutive steenbreekvarentje n)

1. The maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes

   Hypernym: streepvaren

Further reading

• steenbreekvaren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl