rantavehnä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • sand ryegrass, lyme grass, sea lyme grass, Leymus arenarius grass native to the sandy coasts of Atlantic and Northern Europe
  • wild rye any grass of the genus Leymus
  • (in plural) The genus Leymus.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish ranta (beach, shore, bank) + Finnish vehnä (wheat, of wheat).

Origin

Finnish

vehnä

Gloss

wheat, of wheat

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

麦

Emoji

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