balsemien
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French balsamine.
Pronunciation
Noun
balsemien f or m (plural balsemienen, diminutive balsemientje n)
- balsam (plant of the Balsaminaceae family)
Usage notes
- The word balsemien is not particularly common and is mostly encountered in reference to the Balsaminaceae family in its entirety (the so-called balsemienfamilie), or in the specific name reuzenbalsemien (Himalayan balsam, Impatiens glandulifera), an invasive species that is very common in Western Europe. Most plants in this family are instead known by the name springzaad.
Derived terms
Further reading
balsemien on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
