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Finnish
Etymology
Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot for Flora Fennica (1860). Unknown origin.
- "troll"
- By phonetic similarity with English troll, also inspired by the children's character Rölli.
Pronunciation
Noun
rölli
- bentgrass, bent (grass of the genus Agrostis)
- (Internet slang) troll
Declension
Hyponyms
- hoikkarölli (“Agrostis clavata; clavate bent grass”)
- isorölli (“Agrostis gigantea; redtop, black bent”)
- jäykkärölli (“Agrostis vinealis; brown bentgrass(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- nurmirölli (“Agrostis capillaris (syn. Agrostis vulgaris); common bent, colonial bent, browntop”)
- pohjanrölli (“Agrostis mertensii; northern bent grass Arctic bent”)
- rikkarölli (“Agrostis scabra; rough bentgrass, hair grass, rough bent, winter bentgrass, ticklegrass”)
- rönsyrölli (“Agrostis stolonifera; creeping bentgrass, creeping bent, fiorin, spreading bent, carpet bentgrass, redtop”)
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