HAIRY SPURGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hairy spurge mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAIRY SPURGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Euphorbia hirsuta; hairy spurge

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

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

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

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