heksenbezem

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Dutch

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Een heks op een heksenbezem.
Een heksenbezem op een berk.

Etymology

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From heks (witch) +‎ -en- +‎ bezem (broom).

Pronunciation

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  • bezem:(file)

Noun

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heksenbezem m (plural heksenbezems, diminutive heksenbezempje n)

  1. (literally) The broom of a witch, used to work magic.
  2. A witch's broom, type of deformity of a tree caused by a pathogen.
  3. Any of various fungi that cause such deformities, many of genus Taphrina.

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