moonmilk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white, creamy limestone precipitate found in caves.
  2. Alternative form of moon milk (“flavoured warm milk”).

Word forms

moonmilk

Etymology

From moon + milk, based on its appearance and the prescientific belief that it originated from the moon. Compare German Mondmilch, Latin lac lunae.

Synonyms

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