spurge

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Pronunciation

IPA /spɜːdʒ/

Noun

spurge noun

Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.

Verb

spurge verb

To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.

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Synonyms

laurel weed euphorbia euphorb purple spurge spurgewort leafy spurge sun spurge petty spurge spurge olive spurry swallow-wort eupatorium euphrasia gopher spurge wartwort

Associated

knapweed leafy candelabra weedy succulent noxious prostrate slipper beetle cactus

Rhymes

scourge surge urge dirge emerge verge converge merge upsurge submerge

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