sun spurge

noun

The flowering plant Euphorbia helioscopia.

Similar
wartweedwartwortdevil's milkEuphorbia helioscopia

Meanings

nounsun spurge (plural sun spurges)

plural sun spurges

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnot unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun

Similar
wartweedwartwortdevil's milkEuphorbia helioscopia
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἡλιοσκόπιον
  • ἡλιοσκόπιον (hēlioskópion)Euphorbia helioscopia
Catalan lleterola
  • lleterolaEuphorbia helioscopia
Dutch kroontjeskruid
  • kroontjeskruidEuphorbia helioscopia
Finnish viisisädetyräkki
  • viisisädetyräkkiEuphorbia helioscopia
French euphorbe réveille-matin
  • euphorbe réveille-matinEuphorbia helioscopia
Italian calenzuola
  • calenzuolaEuphorbia helioscopia
Japanese 灯台草
  • 灯台草 (toudai-gusa)Euphorbia helioscopia
Polish wilczomlecz obrotny
  • wilczomlecz obrotnyEuphorbia helioscopia
Welsh llaethlys yr ysgyfarnog
  • llaethlys yr ysgyfarnogEuphorbia helioscopia
Cite this entry
APA

sun spurge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20spurge

MLA

“sun spurge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20spurge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sun spurge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sun%20spurge.

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