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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of loof (“leaf, foliage”) + boom (“tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloːf.boːm/
- Hyphenation: loof‧boom
Noun
loofboom m (plural loofbomen, diminutive loofboompje n)
- any tree with leaves that are not needle-like (such as those that coniferous trees often have)