wolf
—
fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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'. | |