Wolfsmilch

Meaning

spurge (any plant of the genus Euphorbia)

Concepts

spurge

Ironweed

toothpaste slime

wolf slime milk

wolf’s milk slime

wolf’s udder

euphorbia

devil's-milk

sandmat

Synonyms

Katharina

Kot

Euphorbia

Blutmilchpilz

Wolfsblut

Blut-Milchpilz

Translations

euphorbe

euforbia

euforbio

wolfsmelk

eufórbio

sütleğen

Ironweed

Euphorbia

xeşûl

eufòrbia

Euphorbia lathyris

Chamaesyce

Lycogala epidendrum

Catalina

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɔlfsˌmɪlç/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wolfsmilch

Inherited from Old High German: wolfesmilch

In summary

From Middle High German wolfsmilch, from Old High German wolfesmilch, *wolfesmiluh. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) + -s- + Milch (“milk”), after the plant's acrid sap.