muurbloem

Dutch

Erysimum cheiri

Etymology

From muur (“wall”) +‎ bloem (“flower”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: muur‧bloem

Noun

muurbloem f (plural muurbloemen, diminutive muurbloempje n)

1. wallflower (Erysimum cheiri syn. Cheiranthus cheiri)

   Hypernym: steenraket

2. (figuratively) a woman or a girl that isn't asked for a dance (and therefore only stands against the wall) (usually in the diminutive)

Further reading

• muurbloem on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl