heksenmelk

Dutch

Euphorbia esula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛk.sə(n)ˌmɛlk/

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• Hyphenation: hek‧sen‧melk

Etymology 1

Blend of heks +‎ -en- +‎ wolfsmelk (“spurge, plant of genus Euphorbia”).

Noun

heksenmelk f (uncountable)

1. (botany) leafy spurge, Euphorbia esula [from 19th c.]

   Hypernym: wolfsmelk

Etymology 2

From heks (“witch”) +‎ -en- +‎ melk (“milk”).

Noun

heksenmelk f (uncountable)

1. witch's milk (neonatal milk) [from 19th c.]

Further reading

• heksenmelk on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl