Spurge

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /spɝdÊ’/
• RP IPA: /spɜːdÊ’/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dÊ’

From Old French espurge.

Full definition of spurge

Noun

1. Any plant of the species of genus Euphorbia that grow in England and exude a bitter milky juice which was formerly used as a purgative.
2. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia.

Derived terms

• Allegheny spurge
• Japanese spurge
• leafy spurge
• spurge flax
• spurge laurel
• spurge nettle
• spurge olive

Uncertain.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.

Anagrams

• purges, super G, Super G