wildeling
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom wild + -e- + ling, cf. cognate English (far from synonymous) wildling.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editwildeling m (plural wildelingen, diminutive wildelingetje n)
- a wild plant, notably a fruit tree (or part thereof) fit for improvement of the species
- a fruit from such crop
- any (notably wild) twigs used for improvement
- a savage, wild human
Derived terms
edit- wildelingboom m
- (plants by species): kriekwildeling m
Related terms
edit- verwilderen (verb)
- wildgroei
- woesteling m
- zaailing m