lintvaren

Dutch

Pteris cretica

Etymology

Compound of lint (“ribbon”) +‎ varen (“fern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪntˌvaː.rən/

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Noun

lintvaren f or m (plural lintvarens, diminutive lintvarentje n)

1. a brake, any fern of the genus Pteris
2. (particularly) Cretan brake (Pteris cretica)

Derived terms

• gevleugelde lintvaren

 

Further reading

• lintvaren on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl