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TOOTHED SPURGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toothed spurge mean? 

TOOTHED SPURGE (noun)
  The noun TOOTHED SPURGE has 1 sense:

1. an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leavesplay

  Familiarity information: TOOTHED SPURGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOOTHED SPURGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia dentata; toothed spurge

Hypernyms ("toothed spurge" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("toothed 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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