heksenbezem
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/The_witch%2C_by_Luis_Ricardo_Falero.jpg/220px-The_witch%2C_by_Luis_Ricardo_Falero.jpg)
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Etymology
[edit]From heks (“witch”) + -en- + bezem (“broom”).
Pronunciation
[edit]bezem: (file)
Noun
[edit]heksenbezem m (plural heksenbezems, diminutive heksenbezempje n)
- (literally) The broom of a witch, used to work magic.
- A witch's broom, type of deformity of a tree caused by a pathogen.
- Any of various fungi that cause such deformities, many of genus Taphrina.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]heksenbezem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl