longkruid

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of long (“lung”) +‎ kruid (“herb”), referring to its supposed medicinal properties in treating the lungs (compare English lungwort and the genus name Pulmonaria, from Latin pulmō (“lung”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔŋ.krœy̯t/

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Noun

longkruid n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.)

   Hypernym: ruwbladigenfamilie

Derived terms

• gevlekt longkruid
• smal longkruid

Further reading

• longkruid on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl