butter-bloem, noun

Plurals:: butter-bloemen.

Origin:: Afrikaans

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1915 D. Fairbridge Torch Bearer 36I went into a field behind the house, and I counted seventeen varieties without moving from one spot...‘Cream-coloured flowers like lilies –’ ‘Butter-bloemen -’..the mayor flung himself thankfully into the talk.

botterblom.

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