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WOOD SPURGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wood spurge mean?
• WOOD SPURGE (noun)
The noun WOOD SPURGE has 1 sense:
1. European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
Familiarity information: WOOD SPURGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Euphorbia amygdaloides; wood spurge
Hypernyms ("wood spurge" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("wood 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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