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Compound of es + -en- + stoof.
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.sə(n)ˌstoːf/
- Hyphenation: es‧sen‧stoof
essenstoof f (plural essenstoven)
- an ash tree that is knotted at a height between a foot and half a metre, grown for producing narrow branches
