longkruid

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of long (“lung”) +‎ kruid (“herb”), referring to its supposed medicinal properties in treating the lungs (compare English lungwort and the genus name Pulmonaria, from Latin pulmō (“lung”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔŋ.krœy̯t/
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Noun

longkruid n (uncountable)

  1. lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.)
    Hypernym: ruwbladigenfamilie

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