spurge


Definition: Meaning of, spurge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spəːdʒ /

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spurge spurges
  1. any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
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spurge used in phrases

  • Allegheny mountain spurge (noun)
    1. low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
  • Allegheny spurge (noun)
    1. low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
  • Japanese spurge (noun)
    1. slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
  • caper spurge (noun)
    1. poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
  • cypress spurge (noun)
    1. old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States
  • dwarf spurge (noun)
    1. european erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
  • flowering spurge (noun)
    1. common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
  • hairy spurge (noun)
    1. much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America
  • leafy spurge (noun)
    1. tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
  • myrtle spurge (noun)
    1. poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
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