matagallina
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + gallina (“hen”).
Noun
matagallina f (plural matagallinas)
- (botany) flax-leaved daphne, Daphne gnidium
- Synonyms: torvisco, torrisco
Further reading
- “matagallina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024