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herik.

charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɦeː.rɪk/[ɦɪː.rɪk]
  1. charlock (Rhamphospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From earlier hederik with common syncope of the intervocalic -d- (compare leer, weer, and so forth), from Middle Dutch hederick. An early loan from Latin hederāceus (“ivy-like”); compare German Hederich, attested as early as Old High German hederīh.

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