Compound of bederf (“decay, rot”) zwam (“mushroom, fungus”).
- IPA(key): /bəˈdɛrfˌsʋɑm/
- Hyphenation: be‧derf‧zwam
bederfzwam f (plural bederfzwammen)
- (obsolete, chiefly plural) An organism belonging to an obsolete taxon that included bacteria, fungi and yeasts. [1880s–1890s]