MOLE PLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mole plant mean? 

• MOLE PLANT (noun)
  The noun MOLE PLANT has 2 senses:

1. showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru

2. poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil

  Familiarity information: MOLE PLANT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOLE PLANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia heterophylla; Japanese poinsettia; mole plant; paint leaf

Hypernyms ("mole plant" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("mole plant" is a member of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

caper spurge; Euphorbia lathyris; mole plant; myrtle spurge

Hypernyms ("mole plant" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("mole plant" is a member of...):

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