lijsterbes
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of lijster (“thrush”) + bes (“berry”). Named because the berries are an important food source for thrushes.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lijsterbes f (plural lijsterbessen, diminutive lijsterbesje n)
- A rowan, a mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia.
- Synonyms: gewone lijsterbes, wilde lijsterbes
- A rowan, a whitebeam, a mountain ash, any tree of the genus Sorbus.
- A berry of a tree of the above species or genus.