zulte

Dutch

Tripolium pannonicum

Etymology

From zult, a dialectal form of zout, referring to the salty environments in which the plant grows.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zulte f (plural zulten or zultes, diminutive zultetje n)

1. the sea aster, Tripolium pannonicum

   Synonyms: zeeaster, lamsoor

Usage notes

• When eaten as a vegetable, the name lamsoor is commonly used, which however is also the name of an unrelated species, Limonium vulgare (common sea-lavender).

Further reading

• zulte on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl