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Meaning of Spurge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
spɜːdʒ

Definitions

  1. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Any plant of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
    uncountable, usually
  3. A plant resembling those in genus Euphorbia in some aspect of its appearance.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية تاكوت زقوم سبيرج - نبات فربيون
Bosanski mlečika mlječika млечика мљечика
Català lletera lleteresa
Čeština pryšec
Cymraeg llaethlys
Dansk vortemælk
Deutsch Wolfsmilch
Español euforbio lechetrezna
فارسی شبرم
Suomi tyräkki tyräkkikasvi vaahdota
Français épurge euphorbe
Gaeilge bainne caoin
Galego surbia
Hrvatski mlečika mlječika млечика мљечика
Bahasa Indonesia zakum
Italiano euforbia
日本語 ユーフォルビア 灯台草
ქართული რძიანა
Македонски млечајка млечка
Nederlands wolfsmelk
Polski wilczomlecz
Português eufórbio
Română aior alior
Русский молочай
Српски mlečika mlječika млечика мљечика
Svenska törel
Kiswahili mkweche
தமிழ் கள்ளி

Examples

“But cockle, spurge, according to their law / Might propagate their kind, with none to awe, / You'd think; a burr had been a treasure trove.”
“A compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

spurge olive spurge-laurel Spurgeon spurgewort Spurgin spuria

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