spurge
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2VERB + SPURGE
compound
SPURGE + NOUN
cardamom, cinnamon
Definitions
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
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.
Any plant of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
A plant resembling those in genus Euphorbia in some aspect of its appearance.
verb
To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.
The body's somthing noysome: 'tis a stale one; / Good troth it spurgeth very monstrously.
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3But cockle, spurge, according to their law / Might propagate their kind, with none to awe, / You'd think; a burr had been a treasure trove.
WiktionaryA compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness.
WiktionaryThe body's somthing noysome: 'tis a stale one; / Good troth it spurgeth very monstrously.
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