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Definition of Spurge
1. Noun. Any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice.
Specialized synonyms: Caper Spurge, Euphorbia Lathyris, Mole Plant, Myrtle Spurge, Devil's Milk, Euphorbia Helioscopia, Sun Spurge, Wartweed, Wartwort, Devil's Milk, Euphorbia Peplus, Petty Spurge, Euphorbia Caput-medusae, Euphorbia Medusae, Medusa's Head, Euphorbia Corollata, Flowering Spurge, Tramp's Spurge, Wild Spurge, Euphorbia Marginata, Ghost Weed, Snow-in-summer, Snow-on-the-mountain, Cypress Spurge, Euphorbia Cyparissias, Euphorbia Esula, Leafy Spurge, Wolf's Milk, Euphorbia Hirsuta, Hairy Spurge, Christmas Flower, Christmas Star, Euphorbia Pulcherrima, Lobster Plant, Mexican Flameleaf, Painted Leaf, Poinsettia, Euphorbia Heterophylla, Japanese Poinsettia, Mole Plant, Paint Leaf, Euphorbia Cyathophora, Fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican Fire Plant, Painted Leaf, Euphorbia Amygdaloides, Wood Spurge, Candelilla, Euphorbia Antisyphilitica, Dwarf Spurge, Euphorbia Exigua, Euphorbia Fulgens, Scarlet Plume, Cactus Euphorbia, Euphorbia Ingens, Naboom, Christ Plant, Christ Thorn, Crown Of Thorns, Euphorbia Milii, Euphorbia Dentata, Toothed Spurge
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Spurge
1. v. t. To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation.
2. n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See Euphorbia.
Definition of Spurge
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia exuding a bitter milky juice which was formerly used as a purgative. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spurge
1. a tropical plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Spurge
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurge
Literary usage of Spurge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"spurge- laurel of Creti, with an Olive-leaf hairy underneath. ... ern spurge-olive,
with the common spurge - laurel - leaves, and white Flowers growing in ..."
2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Roadsides and fields, everywhere. 1394. E. Nicaeensis All. Nicaean spurge.
Port Huron, CK Dodge "1395. E. nutans Lag. Upright Spotted spurge. ..."
3. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Spotted spurge. Aat. of South America. Fl . July. H. 0. Cult, before 1660, by Mr.
Walker. ... Hyssop-leaved spurge. Nat. of the West Indies. In trod. ..."
4. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM spurge. ... This most rare and very local
spurge is no doubt the beautiful one of its genus, and in Alabama, ..."
5. The Herb of the Field by Charlotte Mary Yonge (1887)
"CHAPTER XXXII THE spurge TRIBE THOSE odd things called spurge form a tribe.
There are two sorts which you may have often pulled up as weeds in your ..."
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