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

• “surbia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “surbia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.