matagallina

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ gallina (“hen”).

Noun

matagallina f (plural matagallinas)

1. (botany) flax-leaved daphne, Daphne gnidium

   Synonyms: torvisco, torrisco

Further reading

• “matagallina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014