kwekerij
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkʋeː.kəˈrɛi̯/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kwe‧ke‧rij
Noun
kwekerij f (plural kwekerijen, diminutive kwekerijtje n)
- a farm where plants are grown, in particular for saplings, flowers and fruits (including culinary vegetables), often without harvesting the entire plant unless it is used as a sapling
- a nursery where: (Belgium, Suriname) any animals are raised or (Netherlands) fish, molluscs, arthropods or algae are raised or grown
- the activity of farming at a farm of one of the above types
Derived terms
- bloembollenkwekerij
- bloemenkwekerij
- boomkwekerij
- fruitkwekerij
- hennepkwekerij
- mosselkwekerij
- oesterkwekerij
- rozenkwekerij
- tomatenkwekerij
- tulpenkwekerij
- viskwekerij