zwam
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swam, from Old Dutch *swam, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
zwam f or m (plural zwammen, diminutive zwammetje n)
- (countable, uncountable) fungus, mushroom
- (obsolete) sponge
- 1803, Lucas Oling, "Over de nieuw-uitgevondene filtreer-werktuigen.", in Mengelwerk, page 444.
- In eene verdieping in het midden van denzelven zyn, in een zoort van tappen, twee waschsponzen of zwammen aangebragt, waar door het te filtreerene water gaat.
- 1803, Lucas Oling, "Over de nieuw-uitgevondene filtreer-werktuigen.", in Mengelwerk, page 444.
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