noun
Meaning 1
The plant Euphorbia peplus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
petty spurge
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noun
Meaning 2
an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: devil's milk, Euphorbia peplus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spurge
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Garten-Wolfsmilch — Euphorbia peplus
- Ancient Greek: τιθύμαλλος (tithúmallos) — Euphorbia peplus
- Irish: easpa eorna — Euphorbia peplus
- Norman: hèrbe à la reine — Euphorbia peplus
- Norman: hèrbe à véthues — Euphorbia peplus
- Polish: wilczomlecz ogrodowy — Euphorbia peplus
- Ukrainian: молочай городній (moločaj horodnij) — Euphorbia peplus
- Welsh: llaethlys bach — Euphorbia peplus