spoorbloem

Dutch

Centranthus ruber

Etymology

Compound of spoor (“spur (botany)”) +‎ bloem (“flower”). Compare German Spornblume.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspoːr.blum/

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• Hyphenation: spoor‧bloem

Noun

spoorbloem m (plural spoorbloemen, diminutive spoorbloempje n)

1. red valerian (Centranthus ruber)

   Synonyms: rode spoorbloem, rode valeriaan

Derived terms

• rode spoorbloem

Further reading

• spoorbloem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl