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ghost-weed

[gohst-weed]

snow-on-the-moun⋅tain

[snoh-on-thuh-moun-tn, -awn-]
–noun
a spurge, Euphorbia marginata, of the western U.S., having leaves with white margins and white petallike bracts.
Also called ghost-weed.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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ghost·weed   (gōst'wēd')   
n.  See snow-on-the-mountain.
snow-on-the-moun·tain   (snō'ŏn-thə-moun'tən, -ôn-)
n.  A widely cultivated plant (Euphorbia marginata) of the central United States, having white-margined leaves and showy white bracts. Also called ghostweed.
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