Mollenkraut

See also: Mottenkraut

German

Etymology

Compare Dutch mollenkruid (“castor bean tree”), so called because it banishes veenmollen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔlɘn.ˌkraʊ̯t/

Noun

Mollenkraut n (genitive Mollenkrautes or Mollenkrauts, no plural)

  1. (obsolete) castor oil plant, Ricinus
    Synonyms: Mollenbaum, Zeckenbaum, Wunderbaum (this one is most common), römischer Hanf, türkischer Hanf, Kreuzbaum, Lausebaum, Christuspalme
Declension
Declension of Mollenkraut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Mollenkraut die —
genitive eines des Mollenkrautes,
Mollenkrauts		 der —
dative einem dem Mollenkraut,
Mollenkraute1		 den —
accusative ein das Mollenkraut die —
1Now uncommon, see notes
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