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spurge
noun(spurge)
any of a family (Euphorbiaceae) of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees often with a bitter milky juice; especially : euphorbia
spurge
noun(spurge)
a low-growing Eurasian shrub (Daphne laureola) with oblong evergreen leaves and axillary racemes of yellowish flowers
spurge
noun(spurge)
a low herb or subshrub (Pachysandra procumbens) of the box family widely grown as a ground cover
spurge
noun(spurge)
a low Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis) often used as a ground cover
spurge
noun(spurge)
a tall perennial Eurasian herb (Euphorbia esula) naturalized as a weed in the northern U.S. and Canada

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