devil's milk

noun

1

: any of several plants having acrid milky juice (such as the spurges Euphorbia peplus and E. helioscopia or the celandine)

2

: the juice of a devil's milk plant usually having reputed curative power (as on warts) or other remarkable attributes in folklore

Word History

Etymology

translation of German teufelsmilch or Dutch duivelsmelk

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