lintvaren

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪntˌvaː.rən/
  • Audio:(file)

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

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