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Spurge
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What's The Definition Of Spurge?
[n] any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spurge: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spurge: See Also | bush | cactus euphorbia | candelilla | caper spurge | Christ plant | Christ thorn | Christmas flower | Christmas star | crown of thorns | cypress spurge | devil's milk | dwarf spurge | Euphorbia | Euphorbia amygdaloides | Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Euphorbia caput-medusae | Euphorbia corollata | Euphorbia cyathophora | Euphorbia cyparissias | Euphorbia dentata | Euphorbia esula | Euphorbia exigua | Euphorbia fulgens | Euphorbia helioscopia | Euphorbia heterophylla | Euphorbia hirsuta | Euphorbia ingens | Euphorbia lathyris | Euphorbia marginata | Euphorbia medusae | Euphorbia milii | Euphorbia peplus | Euphorbia pulcherrima | fire-on-the-mountain | flowering spurge | genus Euphorbia | ghost weed | hairy spurge | Japanese poinsettia | leafy spurge | lobster plant | medusa's head | Mexican fire plant | Mexican flameleaf | mole plant | myrtle spurge | naboom | paint leaf | painted leaf | petty spurge | poinsettia | scarlet plume | shrub | snow-in-summer | snow-on-the-mountain | sun spurge | toothed spurge | tramp's spurge | wartweed | wartwort | wild spurge | wolf's milk | wood spurge Spurge In Webster's Dictionary \Spurge\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]
To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from
beer in course of fermentation. [Obs.] --W. Cartright.
\Spurge\, n. [OF. espurge, F. ['e]purge, from OF. espurgier to purge, L. expurgare. See {Expurgate}, {Purge}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See {Euphorbia}. {Spurge flax}, an evergreen shrub ({Daphne Gnidium}) with crowded narrow leaves. It is native of Southern Europe. {Spurge laurel}, a European shrub ({Daphne Laureola}) with oblong evergreen leaves. {Spurge nettle}. See under {Nettle}. {Spurge olive}, an evergreen shrub ({Daphne oleoides}) found in the Mediterranean region. |
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