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DWARF SPURGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dwarf spurge mean?
• DWARF SPURGE (noun)
The noun DWARF SPURGE has 1 sense:
1. European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
Familiarity information: DWARF SPURGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
dwarf spurge; Euphorbia exigua
Hypernyms ("dwarf spurge" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("dwarf spurge" is a member of...):
Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)
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