putier

French

Etymology

Equivalent to pute (“smelly, stinky, foul-smelling”) +‎ -ier, for the smell that comes from the leaves of this plant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /py.tje/
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Noun

putier m (plural putiers)

bird cherry (Prunus padus)
Synonyms: bois-puant, cerisier à grappes, merisier à grappes, putet

Further reading

“putier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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