Spurge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia, characteristically having milky juice and small unisexual flowers that are surrounded by a cuplike structure composed of fused bracts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia exuding a bitter milky juice which was formerly used as a purgative.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation.
  • n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See euphorbia.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To purge; cleanse; rid.
  • To purge; froth; emit froth; especially, to work and cleanse itself, as ale.
  • n. A plant of the genus Euphorbia.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
  • Verb Form
    spurges    spurging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shrub    bush   
    Variant
    Euphorbia   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    froth   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    converge    dirge    diverge    emerge    merge    purge    reemerge    scourge    serge    splurge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Portulaca    corrugation    messe    fuell    gigas    suckle    buttercup    ruck    mandragora    silentness