Definition of Euphorbia peplus

1. Noun. An Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States.

Exact synonyms: Devil's Milk, Petty Spurge
Group relationships: Euphorbia, Genus Euphorbia
Generic synonyms: Spurge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphorbia Peplus

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 (current term)
Euphorbia pilulifera
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Euphoria litchi
Euphractus
Euphrates
Euphrates River
Euphrosyne
Euproctis
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Euproctis phaeorrhoea
Eurabia
Eurabian
Eurafrasia

Literary usage of Euphorbia peplus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Weeds of New South Wales, Pt. I- by Joseph Henry Maiden (1920)
"In New South Wales it has been recommended by seedsmen for our Riverina country and other dry districts. Petty Spurge (Euphorbia peplus L.). ..."

2. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1864)
"The Euphorbia peplus they had been eating had evidently been regarded as a mere whet—and their appetite now seemed insatiable ; each larva embraced the ..."

3. The Genuine Works of Hippocrates by Hippocrates (1849)
"give to drink meconium (euphorbia peplus ? ... that is to say, the Euphorbia peplus, which was recommended as a drastic purgative by all the ancient ..."

4. The Medico-chirurgical Review (1825)
"On the other hand, we have known the common petty spurge (euphorbia peplus) prove fatal when taken inwardly, thus confirming the statements of the old ..."

5. Transactions of the ... Session of the American Institute of Homœopathy by American Institute of Homeopathy Session (1888)
"Is there not a mistake in the botanical name of the plant ?f Euphorbia peplus. ... Euphorbia peplus, ..."

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