look

nl-noun

look n or m (plural loken, diminutive lookje n)

loken (plural)
lookje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch look, from Old Dutch *lōk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Compare Low German look, Look, German Lauch, English leek, Danish løg, Swedish lök. More at leek.


azalea

azalea f or m (plural azalea's, diminutive azaleaatje n)

azalea's (plural)
azaleaatje (diminutive neuter)

azalea, plant of the obsolete genus Azalea


lis

lis m or n (plural lissen, diminutive lisje n)

lissen (plural)
lisje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch lesch, lesche, lisc, lyse; probably from the same ultimate origin as Old High German liska, which see (modern German Liesch).


iris

iris f (plural irissen, diminutive irisje n)

irissen (plural)
irisje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin īris or Middle French iris (itself from Latin), from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).


begonia

begonia m (plural begonia's, diminutive begoniaatje n)

begonia's (plural)
begoniaatje (diminutive neuter)


asperge

asperge f (plural asperges, diminutive aspergetje n)

asperges (plural)
aspergetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: aspersie

→ Papiamentu: asperge

Borrowed from Middle French asperge, from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus officinalis#Translingual

asparagus, Asparagus officinalis (plant, vegetable)


ui

Afrikaans: ui

From a reinterpretation as a plural of Middle Dutch uyen, from Old French oignon (whence also Southern Dutch ajuin), from Latin ūniō.


tulp

tulp f (plural tulpen, diminutive tulpje n)

tulpen (plural)
tulpje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: tulp

→ German: Tulpe (see there for further descendants)

→ Luxembourgish: Tulp, Tullep

→ Plautdietsch: Tulp

Borrowed from Middle French tulipe, from Turkish tülbent (“fine muslin, turban”), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”).


zonnebloem

zonnebloem f (plural zonnebloemen, diminutive zonnebloemetje n or zonnebloempje n)

zonnebloemen (plural)
zonnebloemetje (diminutive neuter)
zonnebloempje (diminutive neuter)

desctree

Afrikaans: sonneblom
→ Sotho: sonobolomo

From zon + -e- + bloem. Named because the flower turns to keep facing the sun; compare English sunflower, Spanish girasol. The sense "50 guilder banknote" is derived from the large image of a sunflower found on such notes.

In de zomer staan de velden vol met prachtige zonnebloemen die naar de zon toe draaien.

In the summer, the fields are full of beautiful sunflowers that turn towards the sun.

a sunflower, flower of the genus Helianthus


roos

nl-noun

roos f (plural rozen, diminutive roosje n)

rozen (plural)
roosje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: roos

Jersey Dutch: rôz

→ Caribbean Hindustani: rusi

→ Papiamentu: deros, deroos

From Middle Dutch rose, from Old French rose, from Latin rosa. Doublet of roze.

rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa


orchidee

orchidee f (plural orchideeën, diminutive orchideetje n)

orchideeën (plural)
orchideetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from translingual Orchideae, coined by Linnaeus based on Latin orchis and Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis).


orchis

Unadapted borrowing from Latin orchis, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis).

an orchid; a plant of the family Orchidaceae


narcis

narcis f (plural narcissen or narcissi, diminutive narcisje n)

narcissen (plural)
narcissi (plural)
narcisje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin narcissus, from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

any related flower of the genus Narcissus


prei

prei m (plural preien, diminutive preitje n)

preien (plural)
preitje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: prei

→ Indonesian: prei

→ Papiamentu: prei

→ West Frisian: prei

From Middle Dutch poreye, from Old French poree.

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

Allium porrum
Allium porrum#Translingual

leek, Allium ampeloprasum syn. Allium porrum (stem vegetable)


klaproos

klaproos f (plural klaprozen, diminutive klaproosje n)

klaprozen (plural)
klaproosje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: klaproos

→ West Frisian: klaproas

From older klapperroos, borrowed from German Klapperrose. Equivalent to klappen (“to pop, bang”) + roos (“rose”).

com

(botany) a poppy, any of several plants of genus Papaver

(particularly) Synonym of gewone klaproos (“common poppy, Papaver rhoeas”)


lelie

nl-noun

lelie f (plural lelies or leliën, diminutive lelietje n)

lelies (plural)
leliën (plural)
lelietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: leli

From Middle Dutch lilie, lēlie, from Old Dutch līlia, lilia, from Late Latin līlia, the plural of Latin līlium that was reinterpreted as a singular form.

(heraldry) a fleur-de-lis, although botanically an iris


kafferlelie

kafferlelie f (plural kafferlelies, diminutive kafferlelietje n)

kafferlelies (plural)
kafferlelietje (diminutive neuter)

the river lily, Hesperantha coccinea syn. Schizostylis coccinea


meiklokje

Convallaria majalis
Convallaria majalis#Translingual

lily of the valley, the spring-flowering plant Convallaria majalis, or its flower


lelietje-van-dalen

lelietje-van-dalen n (plural lelietjes-van-dalen)

Calque of Latin līlium and translingual Convallaria. Literally, “little lily of [the] dales”.

lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)


krokus

krokus f (plural krokussen, diminutive krokusje n)

krokussen (plural)
krokusje (diminutive neuter)

Learned borrowing from Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos), from a Semitic language.

(botany) crocus, bulb plant of genus Crocus


paasbloem

paasbloem f (plural paasbloemen, diminutive paasbloempje n)

paasbloemen (plural)
paasbloempje (diminutive neuter)

From Pasen (“Easter (its approximative flowering time)”) + bloem (“flower”).

compound

a daffodil, a bulbaceous flowering plant of the genus Narcissus


anjelier

nl-noun

anjelier f or m (plural anjelieren, diminutive anjeliertje n)

anjelieren (plural)
anjeliertje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: angelier

→ Indonesian: anyelir

→ West Frisian: anjelier

Attested since the early 16th century. Possibly derived from Angera (earlier Anghiera; Latin: Angleria), a town at Lago Maggiore.


anjer

anjer f (plural anjers, diminutive anjertje n)

anjers (plural)
anjertje (diminutive neuter)

Shortening of anjelier, possibly derived from Angera (earlier Anghiera; Latin: Angleria), a town at Lago Maggiore.


paardenbloem

paardenbloem f (plural paardenbloemen, diminutive paardenbloempje n or paardenbloemetje n)

paardenbloemen (plural)
paardenbloempje (diminutive neuter)
paardenbloemetje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: perdeblom

From paard (“horse”) + -en- + bloem (“flower”).

compound

Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale#Translingual

the dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, a wild flower species of the genus Taraxacum


knoflook

nl-noun

knoflook m or n (plural knofloken, diminutive knoflookje n)

knofloken (plural)
knoflookje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: knoffel, knoflok

→ Aukan: kunofoluku

desc

→ Papiamentu: konofló, konoflok, knoflo, knofló

→ Sranan Tongo: knofroku

From Middle Dutch knofloick, knuuflooch, a dissimilated variant of earlier Middle Dutch cloffloc (literally “clove-leek”), from Old Dutch *kloflōk, from Proto-West Germanic *klobulauk (literally “clove-leek”), equivalent to klieven + look. Compare German Knoblauch, West Frisian knyflok and English clove.

inh

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual

garlic, Allium sativum (bulb, used as a culinary herb, or plant)


rododendron

nl-noun

rododendron m (plural rododendrons, diminutive rododendronnetje n)

rododendrons (plural)
rododendronnetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Latin rhododendron (“rosebay”), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).

der

a rhododendron, plant of the genus Rhododendron


jasmijn

nl-noun

jasmijn f or m (plural jasmijnen, diminutive jasmijntje n)

jasmijnen (plural)
jasmijntje (diminutive neuter)


bieslook

bieslook m (plural biesloken, diminutive bieslookje n)

biesloken (plural)
bieslookje (diminutive neuter)

Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum#Translingual


margriet

margriet f or m (plural margrieten, diminutive margrietje n)

margrieten (plural)
margrietje (diminutive neuter)

Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare#Translingual


madelief

madelief n (plural madelieven, diminutive madeliefje n)

madelieven (plural)
madeliefje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch matelieve. The first element is disputed, the second element is lief.

Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis#Translingual


ajuin

ajuin m (plural ajuinen, diminutive ajuintje n)

ajuinen (plural)
ajuintje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: uintjie

Berbice Creole Dutch: ajun

→ Saramaccan: ajón

→ Sranan Tongo: ayun

Aukan: ayun

→ Akawaio: ayunu

→ Lokono: ajoeng

→ Kari'na: ajunu, junu

From Middle Dutch oinjun, ayuun, ejuun, from Old French oignon (“onion”). See also Dutch ui (“onion”) and rams (“ramson; now only in place names”).


bosui

bosui m (plural bosuien, diminutive bosuitje n)

bosuien (plural)
bosuitje (diminutive neuter)

Allium fistulosum
Allium fistulosum#Translingual

spring onion, scallion, Allium fistulosum; particularly when cultivated for its bulb


stengelui

stengelui m (plural stengeluien, diminutive stengeluitje n)

stengeluien (plural)
stengeluitje (diminutive neuter)

/ˈstɛ.ŋəlˌœy̯/

spring onion, scallion (Allium fistulosum); particularly when cultivated for its stem, similar to a leek


lente-ui

lente-ui m (plural lente-uien, diminutive lente-uitje n)

lente-uien (plural)
lente-uitje (diminutive neuter)


eslook

eslook m or n (uncountable, diminutive eslookje n)

From Middle Dutch *aschlook, from Old Dutch *asklōk, Proto-West Germanic *askalauk (“shallot”).

inh

Allium cepa var. aggregatum#Translingual

Synonym of sjalot (“shallot, Allium cepa var. aggregatum”)


guichelheil

/ˈɣœy̯.xəlˌɦɛi̯l/

Compound of guichel (“madness, craziness”) + heil (“cure, salvation”). Compare German Gauchheil.

compound

a pimpernel, any plant of the genus Anagallis, also referring to a few plants now placed in the genus Lysimachia by some


heul

From Middle Dutch *huel, attested in compounds corresponding to modern heulzaad, from older oele, from Latin oleum.

(archaic) poppy, plant of the genus Papaver


afrikaantje

→ Papiamentu: afrikanchi, afrikaantje

From Afrikaan + -tje. The plants were once widely considered, in Europe, to have originated from Africa.

marigold, plant or flower of the genus Tagetes


sjalot

nl-noun

sjalot f (plural sjalotten, diminutive sjalotje n)

sjalotten (plural)
sjalotje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: salot

→ Papiamentu: sjalot (dated)

Borrowed from French échalote, from Middle French eschalote, from Old French eschaloigne, from Medieval Latin escalonia, from Classical Latin ascalonia (cēpa), referring to Ashkelon.


weegbree

weegbree f (plural weegbreeën or weegbrees or weegbreden)

weegbreeën (plural)
weegbrees (plural)
weegbreden (plural)

From Middle Dutch wegebrêde. Equivalent to weg + breed.

(uncountable, countable) a plantain, fleawort, a plant of the genus Plantago


daslook

From das (“badger”) + look (“garlic, leek”).

Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum#Translingual


wederik

loosestrife, plant of the genus Lysimachia


grote weegbree

Plantago major
Plantago major#Translingual


smalle weegbree

Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata#Translingual

the ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata


rimpelroos

rimpelroos f (plural rimpelrozen, diminutive rimpelroosje n)

rimpelrozen (plural)
rimpelroosje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of rimpel (“wrinkle”) + roos (“rose”), a calque of the Latin taxonomic name, which means the same and refers to the wrinkly leaves of the plant.


gewoon guichelheil

Anagallis arvensis
Anagallis arvensis#Translingual

scarlet pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis syn. Lysimachia arvensis


geel walstro

geel walstro n (plural geel wastro's, diminutive geel walstrootje n)

geel wastro's (plural)
geel walstrootje (diminutive neuter)


haagwinde

haagwinde f (plural haagwinden or haagwindes)

/ˈɦaːxˌʋɪn.də/

Rutland beauty, Calystegia sepium syn. Convulvulus sepium


hemelsleutel

hemelsleutel m (plural hemelsleutels, diminutive hemelsleuteltje n)

hemelsleutels (plural)
hemelsleuteltje (diminutive neuter)

From hemel (“heaven, paradise”) + sleutel (“key”).

compound

gulden sleutelbloem
gulden sleutelbloem#Dutch

Synonym of gulden sleutelbloem (“cowslip, Primula veris”)


teunisbloem

nl-noun

teunisbloem f (plural teunisbloemen, diminutive teunisbloempje n)

teunisbloemen (plural)
teunisbloempje (diminutive neuter)

From Teunis (“Tony”) + bloem (“flower”), referring to saint Anthony of Padua, around whose name day some teunisbloemen bloom.

an evening primrose, any flower of the genus Oenothera


muurleeuwenbek

muurleeuwenbek m (plural muurleeuwenbekken, diminutive muurleeuwenbekje n)

muurleeuwenbekken (plural)
muurleeuwenbekje (diminutive neuter)

Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis#Translingual

ivy-leaved toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)


grote leeuwenbek

grote leeuwenbek m (plural grote leeuwenbekken, diminutive groot leeuwenbekje n)

grote leeuwenbekken (plural)
groot leeuwenbekje (diminutive neuter)

the common snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus


leeuwenbek

leeuwenbek m (plural leeuwenbekken, diminutive leeuwenbekje n)

leeuwenbekken (plural)
leeuwenbekje (diminutive neuter)

From leeuw (“lion”) + -en- + bek (“animal's mouth”). The flowers can with some imagination be said to resemble a lion's gaping mouth, particularly when gently squeezed on the sides so that it opens up further. Compare German Löwenmaul (literally “lion's mouth”) and the etymology at English snapdragon.

cog

a snapdragon (any plant of the genus Antirrhinum); also used to refer to some other plants of the family Plantaginaceae with similar flowers


duinroos

nl-noun

duinroos f (plural duinrozen, diminutive duinroosje n)

duinrozen (plural)
duinroosje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of duin (“duin”) + roos (“rose”), referring to its habitat.


vingerhoedskruid

From vingerhoed (“thimble”) + -s- + kruid (“herb”), referring to the shape of the flower.

compound

a foxglove, any plant of the genus Digitalis


gele lis

nl-noun

gele lis m or n (plural gele lissen, diminutive geel lisje n)

gele lissen (plural)
geel lisje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “yellow iris”, named for the color of the flowers.

Iris pseudacorus
Iris pseudacorus#Translingual

the yellow flag (plant), Iris pseudacorus


Siberische lis

Siberische lis m or n (plural Siberische lissen, diminutive Siberisch lisje n)

Siberische lissen (plural)
Siberisch lisje (diminutive neuter)

Literally, “Siberian iris”, named for part of its range: it is found from Western Europe (though not considered native in the Netherlands) all the way to Siberia.

Siberian flag or Siberian iris, (plant), Iris sibirica


roggelelie

roggelelie m (plural roggelelies, diminutive roggelelietje n)

roggelelies (plural)
roggelelietje (diminutive neuter)


Turkse lelie

Turkse lelie m (plural Turkse lelies, diminutive Turks lelietje n)

Turkse lelies (plural)
Turks lelietje (diminutive neuter)

Lilium martagon
Lilium martagon#Translingual


rood bosvogeltje

Literally, “red helleborine”. Compare German Rotes Waldvöglein.

Het rood bosvogeltje is zeer zeldzaam in de Benelux.

The red helleborine is very rare in the Benelux region.


bosvogeltje

From bos (“forest”) + vogel (“bird”). Compare German Waldvöglein.

a helleborine; a plant of the genus Cephalanthera


egelantier

egelantier m (plural egelantiers, diminutive egelantiertje n)

egelantiers (plural)
egelantiertje (diminutive neuter)

From earlier eghelentier, from Middle Dutch egelentier, eglentier, from Old French aiglantier, eglenter, eglentier. More at French églantier.

Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa rubiginosa#Translingual

Rosa eglanteria
Rosa eglanteria#Translingual

sweetbrier, eglantine (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)


ereprijs

ereprijs m (plural ereprijzen, diminutive ereprijsje n)

ereprijzen (plural)
ereprijsje (diminutive neuter)

From eer + -e- + prijs. The botanical sense is a calque of German Ehrenpreis.

a speedwell; any plant of the genus Veronica


alpenviooltje

From alp (“alp”) + -en- + viooltje (“pansy”).


cyclaam

cyclaam m (plural cyclamen, diminutive cyclaampje n)

cyclamen (plural)
cyclaampje (diminutive neuter)

Back-formation from cyclamen n (-en being a plural ending in Dutch), from Latin cyclamen.

a cyclamen, a plant of the genus Cyclamen


vlasbekje

Blend of vlas (“flax”) + leeuwenbekje, diminutive of leeuwenbek (“snapdragon”).


tijgerlelie

tijgerlelie f (plural tijgerlelies, diminutive tijgerlelietje n)

tijgerlelies (plural)
tijgerlelietje (diminutive neuter)


gulden sleutelbloem

gulden sleutelbloem f (plural gulden sleutelbloemen, diminutive gulden sleutelbloempje n)

gulden sleutelbloemen (plural)
gulden sleutelbloempje (diminutive neuter)

Primula veris
Primula veris#Translingual


sleutelbloem

sleutelbloem f (plural sleutelbloemen, diminutive sleutelbloempje n)

sleutelbloemen (plural)
sleutelbloempje (diminutive neuter)

From sleutel (“key”) + bloem (“flower”).


slanke sleutelbloem

slanke sleutelbloem f (plural slanke sleutelbloemen, diminutive slank sleutelbloempje n)

slanke sleutelbloemen (plural)
slank sleutelbloempje (diminutive neuter)


zomerklokje

From zomer (“summer”) + klokje (“bellflower”). Note that, despite its name, this plant is taxonomically not of the actual bellflower family (Campanulaceae); it owes its name solely to the bellflower-like appearance of its flowers. (It belongs instead to the Amaryllidaceae.)


waterviolier

nl-noun

waterviolier f (plural waterviolieren, diminutive watervioliertje n)

waterviolieren (plural)
watervioliertje (diminutive neuter)

featherfoil, water violet, Hottonia palustris


hertshoornweegbree

From hertshoorn (“deer's horn”) + weegbree (“plantain, fleawort”), so called because the narrow, forked leaves resemble a deer's antlers.

compound

buck's horn plantain
buck's horn plantain

buck's horn plantain, Plantago coronopus


walstroleeuwenbek

nl-noun

walstroleeuwenbek m (plural walstroleeuwenbekken, diminutive walstroleeuwenbekje n)

walstroleeuwenbekken (plural)
walstroleeuwenbekje (diminutive neuter)


kleine leeuwenbek

kleine leeuwenbek m (plural kleine leeuwenbekken, diminutive klein leeuwenbekje n)

kleine leeuwenbekken (plural)
klein leeuwenbekje (diminutive neuter)

small toadflax, dwarf snapdragon, Chaenorhinum minus


harig wilgenroosje

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wilgenroosje

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From wilg (“willow”) + -en- + roosje (“rose (diminutive)”), like English willowherb named after its leaves, which resemble that of a willow.

compound

Chamaenerion angustifolium
Chamaenerion angustifolium#Translingual

rosebay willowherb, fireweed, Chamaenerion angustifolium