HyperDic: spurge

English > 1 sense of the word spurge:
NOUNplantspurgeany of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia
spurge > pronunciation
Soundssper'jh
Rhymesconverge ... verge: 16 rhymes with erjh...
English > spurge: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice.
Member ofEuphorbia, genus Euphorbiatype genus of the Euphorbiaceae
NarrowerJapanese poinsettia, mole plant, paint leaf, Euphorbia heterophyllashowy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
candelilla, Euphorbia antisyphiliticaWax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States
caper spurge, myrtle spurge, mole plant, Euphorbia lathyrispoisonous Old World spurge
crown of thorns, Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia miliiSomewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar / Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissiasOld World perennial having foliage resembling cypress
dwarf spurge, Euphorbia exiguaEuropean erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
fire-on-the-mountain, painted leaf, Mexican fire plant, Euphorbia cyathophorapoinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico
hairy spurge, Euphorbia hirsutaMuch-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America
leafy spurge, wolf's milk, Euphorbia esulatall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
medusa's head, Euphorbia medusae, Euphorbia caput-medusaeAfrican dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
naboom, cactus euphorbia, Euphorbia ingenssmall tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
petty spurge, devil's milk, Euphorbia peplusAn Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrimaTropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
scarlet plume, Euphorbia fulgensMexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
snow-on-the-mountain, snow-in-summer, ghost weed, Euphorbia marginataAnnual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
sun spurge, wartweed, wartwort, devil's milk, Euphorbia helioscopianot unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
toothed spurge, Euphorbia dentataAn annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves
wild spurge, flowering spurge, tramp's spurge, Euphorbia corollataCommon perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
wood spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloidesEuropean perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanisheuforbio, tártago

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