wolf
—
fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme 1 | волчий | |
Lexeme 2 | волчий гриб | |
Meaning 1 | wolf's | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) | |
Reference | Zhdanova 2011 | |
Comment | Because it is poisonous. The adjective волчий 'wolf's' is used in Russian plant names in the meaning 'poisonous, non edible'. For example волчья ягода 'Daphne mezereum', lit. 'wolf's berry'. |