apenboom

Dutch

Araucaria araucana

Etymology

Compound of aap +‎ -en- +‎ boom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.pə(n)ˌboːm/

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• Hyphenation: apen‧boom

Noun

apenboom m (plural apenbomen, diminutive apenboompje n)

1. monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) [from late 19th c.]
2. baobab, tree of the genus Adansonia [from early 19th c.]

   Synonyms: apenbroodboom, baobab

Further reading

• apenboom on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl