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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch alrune.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlˈrœy̯n/
- Hyphenation: al‧ruin
- Rhymes: -œy̯n
Noun
alruin f (plural alruinen)
- mandrake, plant of the genus Mandragora
- Synonym: mandragora
- (rare, literary) a mandragora sprite, supposed to be the root of the mandrake plant
- Synonym: alruinmannetje
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