Plant-Name Dictionary
Butcher's Broom — names in 25 European languages
Ruscus aculeatus
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Български Bulgarian | Бодлив залист |
| Čeština Czech | Listnatec pichlavý |
| Dansk Danish | Musetorn |
| Nederlands Dutch | Stekelige muizendoorn |
| English English | Butcher's-Broom box-holly |
| Eesti Estonian | Torkav ruskus |
| Suomi Finnish | Pikkuruskus |
| Français French | Fragon piquant Fragon faux houx, fragon faux-houx, fragon épineux, Petit houx, petit-houx |
| Deutsch German | Stechender Mäusedorn Dornmyrte, Maeusedorn, Stacheliger Mäusedorn |
| Ελληνικά Greek | Λαγομηλιά Οξυμυρσίνη η ακανθώδης |
| Magyar Hungarian | Szúrós csodabogyó |
| Italiano Italian | Ruscolo pungitopo pungitopo |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Dygioji Pelžiedė |
| Polski Polish | Myszopłoch kolczasty |
| Português Portuguese | Gilbardeira |
| Română Romanian | Ghimpe pădureț |
| Slovenčina Slovak | listnatec ostnatý |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | bodeča lobodika |
| Español Spanish | Rusco |
| Svenska Swedish | stickmyrten |
| Русский Russian | Иглица колючая |
| Українська Ukrainian | Рускус колючий |
| Српски Serbian | Кострика Bodljikava veprina, Kostrika |
| Català Catalan | Galzeran Cirerer de Betlem |
| Türkçe Turkish | tavşan memesi Adi tavşanmemesi |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.