steenbreekvaren
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of steenbreek (“saxifrage, lit. stone-breaker”) + varen (“fern”), likely so-named because it generally grows on walls and rocky terrain. Name aside, it is unrelated to the saxifrages sensu stricto.
Noun[edit]
steenbreekvaren f or m (plural steenbreekvarens, diminutive steenbreekvarentje n)
- The maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes
- Hypernym: streepvaren
Further reading[edit]
- steenbreekvaren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl