kikbär

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From kika +‎ bär (berry). Got its name because it was used in folk medicin against pertussis (Swedish kikhosta).

Noun

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kikbär n

  1. (botany) a gall consisting of juniper needles, caused by eggs of a certain kind of midge (Oligotrophus juniperinus)

Declension

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Declension of kikbär 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kikbär kikbäret kikbär kikbären
Genitive kikbärs kikbärets kikbärs kikbärens