What does spurge mean?
What does spurge mean?
Definition of spurge : any of a family (Euphorbiaceae) of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees often with a bitter milky juice especially : euphorbia.
Is Slurge a word?
In the political science of the United States Congress, slurge is the arithmetic mean of retirement slump and sophomore surge. The term was coined by John Alford and David R. Brady in a 1988 academic paper. Example of usage: “The slurge was too high to miss, yet the American people did.”
What does Euphorbia look like?
Euphorbia is a very large genus of plants with more than 2,000 species. About 1,200 of them are succulents, some with bizarre shapes and wide, fleshy leaves and others that look remarkably like cacti, complete with spines. Growers commonly refer to plants in the genus as euphorbia or spurge.
What species is spurge?
spurge, (genus Euphorbia), large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae, comprising at least 2,100 species. Many spurge species are important as ornamentals, as sources of drugs, or as agricultural weeds and invasive species.
What’s another word for splurge?
In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for splurge, like: spend lavishly, splash, celebrate, go-all-out, be extravagant, spend, spree, save, rampage, binge and fling.
What is the meaning of splurges?
1 : to make a splurge. 2 : to indulge oneself extravagantly —often used with on splurge on a new dress. transitive verb. : to spend extravagantly or ostentatiously.
What happens if you eat spurge?
If it exudes a milky white sap, it is undoubtedly spurge. That sap, along with the rest of the plant, is poisonous, and it can mildly irritate your skin if you come in contact with enough of it. If you accidentally consume spurge, be prepared for vomiting, diarrhea, and possibly a trip to the emergency room.
Definition of spurge : any of a family (Euphorbiaceae) of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees often with a bitter milky juice especially : euphorbia
What is the plural of spurge?
Plural; I spurge: We spurge: You spurge: You spurge: He/She/It spurges: They spurge
What does wood spurge mean?
The woodspurge is a weed that is native to Europe and Turkey. It is thought of as a weed, and it is generally unwanted for gardens because it takes up a lot of ground space. It grows quickly using rhizomes under the ground.
What does wild spurge mean?
wild spurge, flowering spurge, tramp’s spurge, Euphorbia corollata (noun) common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts