klaproos

From older klapperroos, borrowed from German Klapperrose. Equivalent to klappen (“to pop, bang”) +‎ roos (“rose”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑproːs/

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• Hyphenation: klap‧roos

klaproos f (plural klaprozen, diminutive klaproosje n)

1. (botany) a poppy, any of several plants of genus Papaver

   Synonyms: heul, maankop, papaver

2. (particularly) Synonym of gewone klaproos (“common poppy, Papaver rhoeas”)
3. the frail flower of the poppy

   Synonym: papaverbloem

• bastaardklaproos
• bleke klaproos
• gewone klaproos
• grote klaproos
• kleine klaproos
• ruige klaproos
• slanke klaproos

• Afrikaans: klaproos
• → West Frisian: klaproas

• klaproos on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl