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/

• Audio

  (file)

• 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.