kruipertje

Dutch

Etymology

Diminutive, from kruiper (“crawler”) +‎ -tje. The plant is so called because its pointy seedhead sticks to clothing easily and will slowly move over time while doing so.

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Noun

kruipertje n (plural kruipertjes)

  1. Diminutive of kruiper (“creeper, crawler”)
  2. The wall barley plant, Hordeum murinum
    Synonym: muizengerst

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