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coast spurge

coast spurge noun: a type of shrub native to the Caribbean, of species Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia.

coast spurge: a type of shrub native to the Caribbean, of species Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia
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Noun

coast spurge (uncountable)

  1. A type of shrub native to the Caribbean, of species Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia.
    • The coast spurge is usually found on dry sites on both sandy and rocky coastlines.2015 October 17, David W Nellis, “Coast spurge (Euphorbia mesembrianthemifolia)”, in Seashore Plants of South Florida and the Caribbean: A Guide to Knowing and Growing Drought- And Salt-Tolerant...
    Synonyms:
    coastal beach sandmat, seaside spurge
  2. A type of shrub native to Baja California, of species Euphorbia misera.
    Synonyms:
    cliff spurge

Synonyms of coast spurge

Questions about coast spurge

What does coast spurge mean?
Coast spurge means a type of shrub native to the Caribbean, of species Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia.
What part of speech is coast spurge?
Coast spurge is a noun.

Words near coast spurge in the dictionary

  1. Coast of British Columbia
  2. coast rat
  3. coast rats
  4. coast rhododendron
  5. Coast Salish
  6. coast spurge
  7. coast to coast
  8. Coast Tsimshian
  9. coast waiter
  10. coast waiters
  11. coast-to-coast

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