bijenkorfje

Dutch
Prunella vulgaris

Etymology

The botanical sense ("common selfheal") derives from the resemblance of its flower to a beehive (see picture).

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Noun

bijenkorfje n (plural bijenkorfjes)

  1. Diminutive of bijenkorf (“skep, beehive”)
  2. Synonym of gewone brunel (“common selfheal, Prunella vulgaris”)
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