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Allegheny spurge
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noun
a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
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Origin of Allegheny spurge
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby Allegheny spurge
alleged, allegedly, Allegheny, Allegheny barberry, Allegheny Mountains, Allegheny spurge, allegiance, allegiant, allegorical, allegorist, allegoristic
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