matapoll
Catalan
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + poll (“chick”). (All parts of the plant are highly toxic.)
Pronunciation
Noun
matapoll m (invariable)
- flax-leaved daphne
- Synonym: astruc
Further reading
- “matapoll”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007