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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Veitsbohne

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Veitsbohne
Friedrich Kluge2507742An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — Veitsbohne1891John Francis Davis

Veitsbohne, f., ‘kidney-bean,’ ModHG. only; it is so called because it begins to bloom on St. Vitus's day (June 15). —