maskros

Swedish

maskrosor

Etymology

Compound of mask (“worm”) +‎ ros (“rose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaskˌruːs/

Noun

maskros c

1. a dandelion (plant, wild flower (genus Taraxacum))

Declension

Declension of maskros

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	maskros	maskros
	definite	maskrosen	maskrosens
plural	indefinite	maskrosor	maskrosors
	definite	maskrosorna	maskrosornas

Synonyms

• (archaic) lejontand
• (archaic) hajtand
• (Västergotland dialect) kopiss

Related terms

• maskrosbarn (“dandelion kid”)
• maskrosblad
• maskrosboll
• maskrosfjun
• maskrossläktet
• maskrosvin

See also

• tussilago (“coltsfoot”)

References

• “maskros”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “maskros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• maskors