Wolfsmilch

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wolfsmilch, from Old High German wolfesmilch, *wolfesmiluh. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) +‎ -s- +‎ Milch (“milk”), after the plant's acrid sap. Compare Dutch wolfsmelk and Polish wilczomlecz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɔlfsˌmɪlç/ Hyphenation: Wolfs‧milch === Noun === Wolfsmilch f (genitive Wolfsmilch, plural Wolfsmilchen) spurge (any plant of the genus Euphorbia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Gartens-Wolfsmilch (“petty spurge”) Steppen-Wolfsmilch (“steppe surge”) Zypressen-Wolfsmilch (“cypress spurge”) === Further reading === “Wolfsmilch”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wolfsmilch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Wolfsmilch” in Duden online