andoorn

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (superseded) andoren

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑn.doːrn/

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• Hyphenation: an‧doorn

Noun

andoorn m (plural andoorns)

1. A woundwort, betony, plant of the genus Stachys

Derived terms

• akkerandoorn (“field woundwort, Stachys arvensis”)
• alpenandoorn (“limestone woundwort, Stachys alpina”)
• bergandoorn (“stiff hedgenettle, Stachys recta”)
• bosandoorn (“hedge woundwort, Stachys sylvatica”)
• moerasandoorn (“marsh woundwort, Stachys palustris”)
• zomerandoorn (“annual yellow woundwort, Stachys annua”)

 

Further reading

• andoorn on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl