OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34139

spurge

/spɜːdʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
euforbio • lechetrezna
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
A compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness.
But cockle, spurge, according to their law / Might propagate their kind, with none to awe, / You'd think; a burr had been a treasure trove.
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