guichelheil
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) guychelheyl
Etymology
Compound of guichel (“madness, craziness”) + heil (“cure, salvation”). Compare German Gauchheil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣœy̯.xəlˌɦɛi̯l/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: gui‧chel‧heil
Noun
guichelheil n (plural guichelheilen)
- a pimpernel, any plant of the genus Anagallis, also referring to a few plants now placed in the genus Lysimachia by some
Derived terms
- blauw guichelheil
- gewoon guichelheil
- rood guichelheil
- teer guichelheil
Further reading
- guichelheil on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl