look-zonder-look

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of look (“Allium”) +‎ zonder (“without”) +‎ look (“Allium”), because this plant smells like a species Allium, while not being related to Allium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːk.ˈzɔn.dər.loːk/
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  • Hyphenation: look‧zon‧der‧look

Noun

look-zonder-look n (uncountable)

  1. garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
    Synonym: lookraket
    • 2004, Henk J. Nieuwenkamp, ANWB flora gids voor Nederland en Vlaanderen, →ISBN:
      In Nederland is look-zonder-look van oorsprong aanwezig. Je treft haar plaatstelijk algemeen aan in de duinstreek, langs de grote rivieren en Zuid-Limburg.
      Garlic mustard is native in the Netherlands. You can commonly find it locally in the dunes, alongside the major rivers and Southern Limburg.

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