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Japanese spurge

Japanese spurge noun: a fast-spreading evergreen groundcover, of species Pachysandra terminalis, native to China, Japan, widely introduced and naturalized elsewhere, especially in the northeastern US.

japanese spurge: a fast-spreading evergreen groundcover, of species Pachysandra terminalis, native to China, Japan,...
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Noun

Japanese spurge (uncountable)

  1. A fast-spreading evergreen groundcover, of species Pachysandra terminalis, native to China, Japan, widely introduced and naturalized elsewhere, especially in the northeastern US.

Questions about Japanese spurge

What does Japanese spurge mean?
Japanese spurge means a fast-spreading evergreen groundcover, of species Pachysandra terminalis, native to China, Japan, widely introduced and naturalized elsewhere, especially in the northeastern US.
What part of speech is Japanese spurge?
Japanese spurge is a noun.

Words near Japanese spurge in the dictionary

  1. Japanese spindle
  2. Japanese spindles
  3. Japanese spiny lobster
  4. Japanese spitz
  5. Japanese spitzes
  6. Japanese spurge
  7. Japanese squash
  8. Japanese squirrel
  9. Japanese squirrels
  10. Japanese stewartia
  11. Japanese stiltgrass

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