straatwolfsmelk

Dutch

Etymology

From straat (“street”) +‎ wolfsmelk (“spurge”); the plant has a habit of growing on streets in urban environments.

Pronunciation

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Noun

straatwolfsmelk f (uncountable)

  1. spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata)
    Hypernym: wolfsmelk

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