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spurge
[ spurj ]
noun
- any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
spurge
/ spɜːdʒ /
noun
- any of various euphorbiaceous plants of the genus Euphorbia that have milky sap and small flowers typically surrounded by conspicuous bracts. Some species have purgative properties
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spurge1
C14: from Old French espurge, from espurgier to purge, from Latin expurgāre to cleanse, from ex- 1+ purgāre to purge
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Example Sentences
Dog-violets, barren strawberry, and the yellowish-green spurge are in flower there now.
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The milky juice of the common cypress spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias) will cure warts.
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The spurge plants were long ago covered up by drifting sand, and the caterpillars were all destroyed.
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Certain vegetable juices have also been recommended for the same purpose; as spurge and acacia.
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This is the case with the spurge-feeding D. Euphorbi, so common in many parts of Germany.
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