[spurge] n [ME, fr. MF, purge, spurge, fr. espurgier to purge, fr. L expurgare--more at expurgate] (14c): any of a genus (Euphorbia of the family Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family) of chiefly herbs and shrubs with a bitter milky juice
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Meaning of SPURGE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012