muurfijnstraal

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of muur (“wall”) +‎ fijnstraal (“fleabane”), seemingly a 20th-century coinage (the plant is native to Mexico and was introduced in the Netherlands during the 1990s). The plant commonly grows on rocky walls.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyr.fɛi̯n.straːl/
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  • Hyphenation: muur‧fijn‧straal

Noun

muurfijnstraal f (plural muurfijnstralen, diminutive muurfijnstraaltje n)

  1. the Mexican fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus

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