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EUPHORBIA HIRSUTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Euphorbia hirsuta mean? 

EUPHORBIA HIRSUTA (noun)
  The noun EUPHORBIA HIRSUTA has 1 sense:

1. much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: EUPHORBIA HIRSUTA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUPHORBIA HIRSUTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia hirsuta; hairy spurge

Hypernyms ("Euphorbia hirsuta" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Euphorbia hirsuta" is a member of...):

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


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