LEAFY SPURGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leafy spurge mean? 

• LEAFY SPURGE (noun)
  The noun LEAFY SPURGE has 1 sense:

1. tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America

  Familiarity information: LEAFY SPURGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEAFY SPURGE (noun)

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Meaning:

Tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia esula; leafy spurge; wolf's milk

Hypernyms ("leafy spurge" is a kind of...):

spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

Holonyms ("leafy spurge" is a member of...):

Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)