lidrus

Dutch

Equisetum palustre

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) lidrusch

Etymology

Compound of lid (“segment, limb”) +‎ rus (“rush”), referring to the segmented stems. Despite the name, it is not a rush strictly speaking, but rather a horsetail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪt.rʏs/

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• Hyphenation: lid‧rus

Noun

lidrus m (plural lidrussen, no diminutive)

1. marsh horsetail (Equisetum palustre)

   Hypernym: paardenstaart

Further reading

• lidrus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl