hazenpootje

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Trifolium arvense
Coprinopsis lagopus

Etymology

Diminutive of hazenpoot (hare's leg/foot). Compare English harefoot and the species name of the mushroom, lagōpūs being Latin (although borrowed from Ancient Greek) for "hare's foot". Note, too, the formation of hazenstaart.

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Noun

hazenpootje n (plural hazenpootjes)

  1. diminutive of hazenpoot

Noun

hazenpootje n (plural hazenpootjes)

  1. the harefoot plant, Trifolium arvense
  2. the harefoot mushroom, Coprinopsis lagopus

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