The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

wolf — fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 11905)
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'.