heermoes

== Dutch == === Etymology === Uncertain. The first element may derive from Proto-West Germanic *haru (“bitter, sharp”); the second may be moes, but in a sense more comparable to that found in German Gemüse (“vegetable”); the compound might then originally have meant "bitter vegetable". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦeːr.mus/ === Noun === heermoes n (uncountable, no diminutive) field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Hypernym: paardenstaart === Further reading === heermoes on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl