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spurge::noun | Spocien Dictionary

spurge
noun
/spɜrdʒ/
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
Type Words
Type of bush, shrub
Has types candelilla, caper spurge, christ plant, christ thorn, christmas flower, christmas star, crown of thorns, cypress spurge, devil's milk, dwarf spurge, 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, 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, wood spurge, cactus euphorbia, wild spurge, wolf's milk, snow-in-summer, snow-on-the-mountain, sun spurge, toothed spurge, tramp's spurge, wartweed, wartwort

Examples of spurge

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Plantings of cushion spurge accent the Cascades at the Franklin Park Conservatory.
From the dispatch.com
Consider native ginger, Allegheny spurge or mountain lover as alternatives.
From the courier-journal.com
Leafy spurge will probably fade from portions of Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Oregon.
From the usatoday.com
It's even moved into container-grown plants, leaving me to wonder if spurge seeds fly.
From the sacbee.com
Myrtle spurge creeps up into the foothills above Salt Lake City, Friday, May 7, 2010.
From the sltrib.com
Myrtle spurge, one of the invasive weeds that plagues the Front Range.
From the denverpost.com
Stressed lawns can lead to many types of weeds, including spotted spurge.
From the denverpost.com
We tried using mulch, pulling the plants when we see them, yet our spurge problem persists.
From the sacbee.com
The primary method of managing spotted spurge should be prevention.
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  • Any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
  • Euphorbia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Consisting of about 2160 species, Euphorbia is one of the most diverse genera in the plant kingdom, maybe exceeded only by Senecio . Members of the family and genus are sometimes referred to as Spurges. ...
  • Any plant of the genus Euphorbia exuding a bitter milky juice which was formerly used as a purgative
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