вовчуг

From во́вчий (vóvčyj, “wolfish, lupine”), which carries the sense of "wild, unusable" or "poisonous" when used for plant names.

• IPA^(key): [wɔu̯ˈt͡ʃuɦ]

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вовчу́г • (vovčúh) m inan (genitive вовчуга́, nominative plural вовчуги́, genitive plural вовчугі́в)

1. restharrow (Ononis)

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “вовчу́г”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 413
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “вовчу́г”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “вовчу́г”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN