vijfvingerkruid

Dutch

Potentilla reptans

Etymology

From vijf (“five”) +‎ vinger (“finger”) +‎ kruid (“herb”); the leaves are fivefold (see image), as is reflected in its English names cinquefoil and five-fingers.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vijfvingerkruid n (uncountable)

1. creeping cinquefoil, Potentilla reptans

   Hypernym: ganzerik

Further reading

• vijfvingerkruid on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl