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kers.

a cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially the subgenus Cerasus

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɛrs/
  1. a cherry tree, one of certain trees of the genus Prunus, especially the subgenus Cerasus

    feminine
  2. a cherry, a stone fruit of a cherry tree

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kerse, ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

noun/kɛrs/
  1. cress: a term used of various plants, chiefly but not solely of the family Brassicaceae (crucifers), particularly of the genus Rorippa

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kerse, kersse, from Old Dutch *kersa, *kressa, from Proto-West Germanic *karsjā, *krassjā, from Proto-Germanic *krasjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gras-. Cognates include Sanskrit ग्रसति (grasati); related to English cress, German Kresse.

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