LEAFY SPURGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America

Synonyms:

Euphorbia esula; leafy spurge; wolf's milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("leafy spurge" is a kind of...):

spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

Holonyms ("leafy spurge" is a member of...):

Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)