star-of-Bethlehem

See also: Star of Bethlehem

English

Etymology

From the Star of Bethlehem in Christian tradition.

Noun

star-of-Bethlehem

Any of the genus Ornithogalum of perennial plants mostly native to southern Europe and southern Africa, with clusters of typically white star-shaped flowers.

Translations

plant of the genus Ornithogalum

Abaza: ларгӏвыджхӏагӏа (larʻʷədžḥaʻa)
Abkhaz: алаҳәагәаџа (alaḥʷagʷadẑa)
Armenian: աստղաշուշան (hy) (astġašušan), խնջլոզ (hy) (xnǰloz)
Azerbaijani: xıncalaus, quşsüdü
Catalan: vicaris (ca) m pl
Dutch: vogelmelk f
Finnish: tähdikki (fi)
French: ornithogale (fr) m
Georgian: ძაღლნიორა (ʒaɣlniora)
German: Milchstern m
Greek:
Ancient: ὀρνιθόγαλον n (ornithógalon)
Hebrew: נֵץ חָלָב (he) m (netz ẖaláv)
Italian: ornitogalo m
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: gîlaxe, serêş (ku), şimlî
Ossetian: цъиуӕхсырӕг (c’iwæxsyræg)
Ottoman Turkish: توكوروك اوتی (tükürük otu)
Russian: птицемле́чник (ru) m (pticemléčnik)
Turkish: akbaldır, akyıldız, tükürük otu (tr)

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