SPURGE


Meaning of SPURGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ spə:dʒ ]

n. any plant of the genus Euphorbia, exuding an acrid milky juice once used medicinally as a purgative. øspurge laurel any shrub of the genus Daphne, esp. D. laureola, with small yellow flowers. [ME f. OF espurge f. espurgier f. L expurgare (as EX-(1), PURGE)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.