English-Thai Dictionary

spurge

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง  phud-cha-nid-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPURGE

n.[L.] A plant of the genus Euphorbia.

 

SPURGE-FLAX

n.A plant. [L.]

 

SPURGE-LAUREL

n.The Daphne laureola, a shrub, a native of Europe.

 

SPURGE-OLIVE

n.Mezereon, a shrub of the genus Daphne.

 

SPURGE-WORT

n.A plant. [L.]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPURGE

Spurge, v. t. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain. ]

 

Defn: To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation. [Obs. ] W. Cartright.

 

SPURGE

Spurge, n. Etym: [OF. espurge, F. épurge, from OF. espurgier to purge, L. expurgare. See Expurgate, Purge. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any plant of the genus Euphobia. See Euphorbia. Spurge flax, an evergreen shrub (Daphne Gnidium ) with crowded narrow leaves. It is native of Southern Europe. -- Spurge laurel, a European shrub (Daphne Laureola ) with oblong evergreen leaves. -- Spurge nettle. See under Nettle. -- Spurge olive, an evergreen shrub (Daphne oleoides ) found in the Mediterranean region.

 

SPURGEWORT

SPURGEWORT Spurge "wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any euphorbiaceous plant. Lindley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spurge

spurge |spərj spərʤ | ▶noun a herbaceous plant or shrub with milky latex and very small typically greenish flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals and some are of commercial importance. [Genus Euphorbia, family Euphorbiaceae: numerous species. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: shortening of Old French espurge, from espurgier, from Latin expurgare ‘cleanse ’ (because of the purgative properties of the milky latex ).

 

spurge laurel

spurge lau rel ▶noun a low-growing evergreen Eurasian shrub with leathery leaves, small green flowers, and black poisonous berries. [Daphne laureola, family Thymelaeaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

spurge

spurge |spəːdʒ | ▶noun a herbaceous plant or shrub with milky latex and very small, typically greenish, flowers. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals and some are of commercial importance. ●Genus Euphorbia, family Euphorbiaceae: numerous species. ORIGIN late Middle English: shortening of Old French espurge, from espurgier, from Latin expurgare ‘cleanse ’ (because of the purgative properties of the milky latex ).

 

spurge laurel

spurge laurel ▶noun a low-growing evergreen Eurasian shrub with leathery leaves, small green flowers, and black poisonous berries. ●Daphne laureola, family Thymelaeaceae.