lisdodde

Dutch

Etymology

From lis (“flag, water plant of genus Iris”) +‎ dodde (“long, soft raceme”). The stem and leaves of cattails rather resemble the species of flag native to the Low Countries.

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Noun

lisdodde f (plural lisdodden or lisdoddes)

1. a cattail; any plant of the genus Typha

Derived terms

• grote lisdodde
• kleine lisdodde

 

Further reading

• lisdodde on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl