Schorsafgeleiden

Schorsafgeleiden is a term used in some Dutch linguistic and botanical writings as a label for a class of derivatives connected to the base noun schors, meaning bark. The idea behind the term is to group words and substances that either originate from bark or are semantically linked to bark-related concepts. The term is not widely standardized and its exact definition varies between authors.

In linguistics, Schorsafgeleiden may be invoked to illustrate productive derivation from a solid lexical base, highlighting how affixes or compounding create new words with related meanings. In botany or pharmacognosy, it can describe substances obtained from bark, such as extracts or constituents, but this usage is not formalized in standard glossaries.

Because of its lack of standardization, Schorsafgeleiden is primarily of interest to researchers examining word-formation processes or terminology for plant-derived materials. Its ambiguity means it is best treated as a descriptive label rather than a fixed grammatical category.

See also: woordvorming, afgeleide, afleiding.