spurge
IPA: spˈɝdʒ
noun
- Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
verb
- (intransitive) To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.
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Examples of "spurge" in Sentences
- The sap of spurge was used as a laxative.
- Kauai Spurge is a small tree, reaching a height of.
- A plant called spurge is often mistaken for goathead.
- The Spurge is known to be harmful to cattle and horses, but not sheep.
- Wood Spurge usually grows in the fertile and moist soil of the woodlands.
- Some plant such as the buttercup, spurge, and daisy act by chemical means.
- If left uncontrolled for a single year, Leafy Spurge can reinfest rapidly.
- Eelam is also a name for the spurge a plant , toddy an intoxicant and gold.
- A member of the family Euphorbiaceae spurge family , it is not a true nettle.
- A number of plants of the Spurge family are of considerable economic importance.
- Biological control offers a highly promising management tactic for Leafy Spurge.
- Euphorbia lathyrus, often called gopher spurge, which is reputed to repel the furry destructors.
- Cheatgrass had moved in along with leafy spurge, Canada thistle and whitetop, all noxious weeds.
- Suddenly it was mid-June and noxious weeds—leafy spurge, cheatgrass, hoary cress, Canada thistle—grew everywhere.
- It was also shocking to me that their habitat inspector failed to notice the noxious weeds—leafy spurge along the waterways, Canada thistle, cheatgrass and other troublesome invaders largely spread by cattle.
- Alves came to the Camp Nou in the middle of a revolution marked by the arrival of a then unproven manager, Pep Guardiola, and a Stalinist spurge that saw an overhaul of the squad, including the departures of Deco, Ronaldinho and Edmílson, fellow countrymen who might have helped accommodate Alves at the club.