Spurge

v. t.	1.	To emit foam; to froth; - said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation.
n.	1.	(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See Euphorbia. Spurge flax an evergreen shrub (Daphne Gnidium) with crowded narrow leaves. It is a native of Southern Europe. Spurge laurel a European shrub (Daphne Laureola) with oblong evergreen leaves. Spurge nettle See under Nettle. Spurge olive an evergreen shrub (Daphne oleoides) found in the Mediterranean region.

Noun

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spurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

bush, cactus euphorbia, candelilla, caper spurge, Christ plant, Christ thorn, Christmas flower, Christmas star, crown of thorns, cypress spurge, devil's milk, dwarf spurge, Euphorbia, 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, genus Euphorbia, 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, shrub, snow-in-summer, snow-on-the-mountain, sun spurge, toothed spurge, tramp's spurge, wartweed, wartwort, wild spurge, wolf's milk, wood spurge