veenwortel
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dutch
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Persicaria_amphibia-01_%28xndr%29.jpg/220px-Persicaria_amphibia-01_%28xndr%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From veen (“peat bog”) + wortel (“root”); the plant grows in shallow water and swampy places.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]veenwortel m (plural veenwortels, diminutive veenworteltje n)
- water knotweed, Persicaria amphibia
- Hypernym: duizendknoop
Further reading
[edit]veenwortel on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl