blátoppastör

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Icelandic

Blátoppastör

Etymology

From blár (blue) +‎ toppur (top; summit; crest) +‎ stör (sedge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplauː.tʰɔhpaˌstœːr/

Noun

blátoppastör f (genitive singular blátoppastarar, nominative plural blátoppastarir)

  1. hoary sedge, white sedge (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 822: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
    • 1909, Búnaðarrit, volume 23, number 1, page 45:
      Þar til má telja hengistör (carex rariflora), gulstör (carex Lyngbyei), blátoppastör (carex canescens), hrafnastör (carex pulla) og hnappstör (carex capitata).
      Looseflower sedge, Lyngbye's sedge, hoary sedge, rock sedge and capitate sedge can also be considered.
    • 1954, Náttúrufræðingurinn, volume 24, number 1, page 23:
      Bastarður þessi, sem er til orðinn við samæxlun tvibýlisstarar og blátoppastarar, hefur ekki fyrr fundizt hér á landi.
      This hybrid, which has emerged from the crossing of dioecious sedge and hoary sedge, has not previously been found here in Iceland.
    • 1978, Tíminn, volume 62, number 186, page 21:
      Blátoppastör myndar blágræna toppa víða í mýrum, svo að auðvelt er að ná í hana o.fl. algengar starir og sef.
      Hoary sedge forms blue-green spikes far and wide in the swamp, so it is easy to get it and other common sedges and reeds.

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