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spurge.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/spɜːdʒ/Received-Pronunciation/spɜɹdʒ/General-American
  1. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.

    uncountable · usually
  2. Any plant of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

    uncountable · usually
  3. A plant resembling those in genus Euphorbia in some aspect of its appearance.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old French espurgebor. Middle English spurge English spurge Inherited from Middle English spurge, from Old French espurge, from espurgier (“to purge”), from Latin expurgo (“to purge”); the bitter milky sap of these plants was formerly used as a purgative.

verb/spɜːdʒ/Received-Pronunciation/spɜɹdʒ/General-American
  1. To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, but likely closely related to etymology 1, thus a doublet of purge.

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