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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of smeren (“to smear”) + wortel (“root”), as these plants were used in ointments in traditional medicine.
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Noun
smeerwortel m (plural smeerwortels, diminutive smeerworteltje n)
- a comfrey; any plant of the genus Symphytum
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