surbia

Galician

surbia ("white hellebore"

Etymology

Unknown. As with many other medicinal or venomous plants, its name can derive from a substrate language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsuɾβjɐ]

Noun

surbia f (plural surbias)

1. white hellebore (Veratrum album)
2. spurge (Euphorbia lathyris and Euphorbia helioscopia)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “surbia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “surbia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega