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cypress spurge

noun

  1. a perennial herb, Euphorbia cyparissias, of Eurasia, having small, greenish-yellow flowers in dense clusters.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cypress spurge1

First recorded in 1700–10

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Example Sentences

The milky juice of the common cypress spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias) will cure warts.

There has ever been much uncanny suggestion in the Cypress Spurge.

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