paper spurge

noun

Caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).

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Meanings

nounpaper spurge (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCaper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).

    The milky sap (latex) is highly irritating , and can produce serious inflammation of the eyes and skin.

    2015 November 12, J.T. Sibley, “Caper spurge, paper spurge, gopher spurge, mole plant, petroleum plant (Hagevortemelk) [Garden wart milk] Euphorbia lathyris.”, in The Way of the Wise: Traditional Norwegian Folk and Magic Medicine, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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    The oil from the seeds of paper spurge Euphorbia lathyris is now being considered as a raw material for biodiesel.

    2022 January 1, Samuel Paul Raj, Pravin Raj Solomon, Baskar Thangaraj, chapter 18.3, in Biodiesel from Flowering Plants, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 215
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