spurgewort

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English

Etymology

From spurge +‎ wort.

Noun

spurgewort (plural spurgeworts)

  1. Any euphorbiaceous plant.
    • 1846-1853, John Lindley, The Vegetable Kingdom
      There seems to be nothing in Putranjiva to distinguish it from a drupaceous Spurgewort. In general the structure of Spurgeworts is very uniform, and upon the whole there are few extensive Orders in which it is less liable to exceptions.

References

spurgewort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.