spurgewort

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noun

Any euphorbiaceous plant.

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Meanings

nounspurgewort (plural spurgeworts)

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.

Origin

From spurge + wort.

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spurgewort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurgewort

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“spurgewort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurgewort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spurgewort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurgewort.

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