myrtle spurge


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Noun1.myrtle spurge - poisonous Old World spurgemyrtle spurge - poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
spurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
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THE Euphorbia myrsinites, or myrtle spurge, will add texture as well as colour to winter borders.