Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 3 compound words that contain spurge. The most common are listed below. Open spurge in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- cypress spurgeAn erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and an invasive species in North America, of species Euphorbia cyparissias.
- wood spurgeAn erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and the Caucasus, of species Euphorbia amygdaloides.
- cushion spurgeA perennial spurge forming small clumps of bright yellow flowers, native to Central and Southeastern Europe, of species Euphorbia epithymoides (previously known as Euphorbia polychroma).
- leafy spurgeEuphorbia esula, a spurge native to Eurasia.
- sun spurgeThe flowering plant Euphorbia helioscopia.
- petty spurgeThe plant Euphorbia peplus.
- spotted spurgeA prostrate, annual spurge, native to North America and an invasive species throughout the rest of the world, of species Euphorbia maculata.
- caper spurgeAn erect, biennial spurge native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and southwest Asia into central Asia, of species Euphorbia lathyris.
- coast spurgeA type of shrub native to the Caribbean, of species Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia.
- cliff spurgeA type of drought-deciduous shrub native to Baja California, of species Euphorbia misera.
- spurge oliveSynonym of spurge-laurel (Thymelaea passerina).
- paper spurgeCaper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris).
- spurge-laurelA flowering plant of species Daphne laureola.
- broom spurgeA grass-like erect spurge, native to Australia, of species Amperea xiphoclada (formerly known as Amperea spartioides).
- purple spurgeA plant of species Euphorbia peplis.
- gopher spurgeEuphorbia lathyris (caper spurge).
- green spurgeSynonym of leafy spurge: Euphorbia esula, a spurge native to Eurasia.
- Japanese spurgeA fast-spreading evergreen groundcover, of species Pachysandra terminalis, native to China, Japan, widely introduced and naturalized elsewhere, especially in the northeastern US.
- red spurgeA type of shrubby tree of species Euphorbia cotinifolia, native to Central and South America and cultivated in other tropical climates.
- balsam spurgeEuphorbia balsamifera, a flowering plant in the spurge family, distributed in the Canary Islands and the western Sahara.
Compound words 3
- spurgewortAny euphorbiaceous plant.
- nettlespurgeA plant of the genus Jatropha.
- woodspurgeAlternative form of wood spurge: An erect, perennial spurge, native to Europe and the Caucasus, of species Euphorbia amygdaloides.