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Spurge

//spɜːdʒ// noun, verb

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Noun

1
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species. uncountable, usually
"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."
2
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice wordnet
3
Any plant of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. uncountable, usually
4
A plant resembling those in genus Euphorbia in some aspect of its appearance. uncountable, usually

Verb

1
To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation. intransitive
"The body's somthing noysome: 'tis a stale one; / Good troth it spurgeth very monstrously."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Old French espurgebor. Middle English spurge English spurge Inherited from Middle English spurge, from Old French espurge, from espurgier (“to purge”), from Latin expurgo (“I purge”); the bitter milky sap of these plants was formerly used as a purgative.

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but likely closely related to etymology 1, thus a doublet of purge.

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