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paper spurge

paper spurge noun: caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).

Noun

paper spurge (uncountable)

  1. Caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).
    • The milky sap (latex) is highly irritating , and can produce serious inflammation of the eyes and skin.2015 November 12, J.T. Sibley, “Caper spurge, paper spurge, gopher spurge, mole plant, petroleum plant (Hagevortemelk) [Garden wart milk] Euphorbia lathyris.”, in The Way of the Wise: Traditional...
    • The oil from the seeds of paper spurge Euphorbia lathyris is now being considered as a raw material for biodiesel.2022 January 1, Samuel Paul Raj, Pravin Raj Solomon, Baskar Thangaraj, chapter 18.3, in Biodiesel from Flowering Plants, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 215

Questions about paper spurge

What does paper spurge mean?
Paper spurge means caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).
What part of speech is paper spurge?
Paper spurge is a noun.

Words near paper spurge in the dictionary

  1. paper shredders
  2. paper snowflake
  3. paper snowflakes
  4. paper son
  5. paper sons
  6. paper spurge
  7. paper stainer
  8. paper stainers
  9. paper streamer
  10. paper streamers
  11. paper street

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