heksenbezem

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • bezem(file)

Noun

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.

Derived terms
  • berkenheksenbezem
  • haagbeukheksenbezem
  • vogelkersheksenbezem

Further reading
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