wilgenroosje
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom wilg (“willow”) + -en- + roosje (“rose (diminutive)”), like English willowherb named after its leaves, which resemble that of a willow.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwilgenroosje n (plural wilgenroosjes)
Derived terms
edit- harig wilgenroosje (“great willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum”)
References
edit- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “wilgenroosje”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
edit- wilgenroosje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl