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MYRTLE SPURGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does myrtle spurge mean?
• MYRTLE SPURGE (noun)
The noun MYRTLE SPURGE has 1 sense:
1. poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
Familiarity information: MYRTLE SPURGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
caper spurge; Euphorbia lathyris; mole plant; myrtle spurge
Hypernyms ("myrtle spurge" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("myrtle 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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