wurgvijg

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of wurgen (“to strangle”) +‎ vijg (“fig”).

Noun

wurgvijg f (plural wurgvijgen, diminutive wurgvijgje n)

A strangler fig, particularly Ficus benghalensis.
Synonym: banyan

Further reading

banyan on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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