muurfijnstraal

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Dutch[edit]

Erigeron karvinskianus

Etymology[edit]

Compound of muur (wall) +‎ fijnstraal (fleabane), seemingly a 20th-century coinage (the plant is native to Mexico and was introduced in the Netherlands during the 1990s). The plant commonly grows on rocky walls.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyr.fɛi̯n.straːl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: muur‧fijn‧straal

Noun[edit]

muurfijnstraal f (plural muurfijnstralen, diminutive muurfijnstraaltje n)

  1. The Mexican fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus

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