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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of lijster (“thrush”) + bes (“berry”). Named because the berries are an important food source for thrushes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛi̯s.tərˌbɛs/
- Hyphenation: lijs‧ter‧bes
Noun
lijsterbes f (plural lijsterbessen, diminutive lijsterbesje n)
- a rowan, a mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia
- Synonyms: gewone lijsterbes, wilde lijsterbes
- a rowan, a whitebeam, a mountain ash, any tree of the genus Sorbus
- a berry of a tree of the above species or genus