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Dutch
Etymology
From wind + roos, perhaps a calque of German Windrose.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɪnt.roːs/
- Hyphenation: wind‧roos
Noun
windroos f (plural windrozen)
- a compass rose (possibly quite intricate)
- Synonym: windkruis
- an anemone (plant or flower of the genus Anemone), in particular the wood anemone, windflower (Anemone nemorosa)
- Synonyms: anemoon, bosanemoon
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