vogelwikke

Dutch

Etymology

From vogel (“bird”) +‎ wikke (“vetch”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. whence the association with birds

Noun

vogelwikke f (plural vogelwikken)

  1. The tufted vetch (plant), Vicia cracca[1]
    Hypernym: wikke

References
  1. Henk Glas, "Onkruiden herkennen", 2010, Baarn, Tirion Uitgevers, →ISBN, pp. 82-83.

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