Phrase guide

wood spurge

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and the Caucasus, of species Euphorbia amygdaloides.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Euphorbia amygdaloides

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spurge

History

Etymology

Named for its natural habitat, the undergrowth of woods and forests.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: lleteresa de bosc — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Czech: pryšec mandloňovitý — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Dutch: amandelwolfsmelk — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Finnish: mantelityräkki — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • French: euphorbe des bois — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • French: euphorbe à feuilles d’amandier — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • French: euphorbe amandine — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • German: Mandelblättrige Wolfsmilch — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Hungarian: erdei kutyatej — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Irish: lus Oilealla — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Italian: euforbia delle faggete — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Polish: wilczomlecz migdałolistny — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Russian: молочай миндалевидный (moločaj mindalevidnyj) — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Serbo-Croatian: bademasta mlječika — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Slovak: mliečnik mandľovitý — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Slovak: mliečnik mandľolistý — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Slovene: mandljevolistni mleček — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Lower Sorbian: mandlowe wjelkowe mloko — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Upper Sorbian: mandlowa mlóčeń — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Spanish: lechetrezna de bosque — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Spanish: titímalo macho — Euphorbia amygdaloides
  • Welsh: llaethlys y coed — Euphorbia amygdaloides