heksenbezem
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From heks (“witch”) + -en- + bezem (“broom”).
Pronunciation
[edit]bezem: (file)
Noun
[edit]heksenbezem m (plural heksenbezems, diminutive heksenbezempje n)
- (literally) the broom of a witch, used to work magic
- a witch's broom, type of deformity of a tree caused by a pathogen
- any of various fungi that cause such deformities, many of genus Taphrina
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- heksenbezem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl