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Bovist

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From older vohenfist (literally “vixen's fart”), from Middle High German vohe (“vixen”) +‎ vist (“soft fart”).[1] Equivalent to Fähe +‎ Fist. Compare Ancient Greek πέζις (pézis, “puffball”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈvɪst/, /ˈboːvɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bo‧vist

Noun

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Bovist m (strong, genitive Bovistes or Bovists, plural Boviste)

  1. puffball
    Synonym: Stäubling

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Bofist m., Bovist m.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 123

Further reading

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