kruipertje

Dutch

Etymology

Diminutive, from kruiper (“crawler”) +‎ -tje. The plant is so called because its pointy seedhead sticks to clothing easily and will slowly move over time while doing so.

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Noun

kruipertje n (plural kruipertjes)

  1. diminutive of kruiper (“creeper, crawler”)

Noun

kruipertje n (plural kruipertjes)

  1. wall barley (Hordeum murinum)
    Synonym: muizengerst
    Hypernym: gerst

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