Definition of "spurges" []

• Plural form of spurge. (noun)

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• "Euphorbia includes rhizomatous weeds of grainfields (the spurges), large shrubs like Poinsettia, small bushes (crown of thorns) and cactus-like forms."
• "Then there were six-legged dogs, offoxes, cantileps and spurges."
• "Here and there a solitary tree rose to break the gently rolling monotony of the veldt: spiny acacias, sword-leaved dragon trees, emerald-spired lobelias, and thick-fingered, poisonous spurges."