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caper spurges

caper spurges is the plural of caper spurge.

Meaning of caper spurge

Noun

caper spurge (plural caper spurges)

  1. An erect, biennial spurge native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and southwest Asia into central Asia, of species Euphorbia lathyris.
    • The common name, Caper Spurge, alludes to the resemblance of the spongy capsules to capers, which are young flower buds from quite a different plant, Capparis. Caper Spurge fruits were mistakenly pickled by several women and when ingested caused severe illness.1986 January 1, Thomas C. Fuller, Elizabeth May McClintock, Poisonous Plants of California, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 136

Questions about caper spurges

What is caper spurges the plural of?
Caper spurges is the plural of caper spurge.

Words near caper spurges in the dictionary

  1. caper merchant
  2. caper merchants
  3. caper sauce
  4. caper sauces
  5. caper spurge
  6. caper spurges
  7. caper-berries
  8. caper-berry
  9. caper-cutting
  10. caperberries
  11. caperberry

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