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

How to use Allegheny spurge in a sentence

Her new book, Allegheny County, The Story of America's Crumbling Infrastructure will be published by FSG in 2013.
Participants in the 2011 Women in the World Summit|The Daily Beast|March 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Allegheny Mountains border Virginia along the west and numerous high, narrow ridges are found here.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Now he is thirsting for revenge, and probably seeking a victim nearer home, in Allegheny.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
While the ships were building, cannon and stores were brought from Pittsburgh by way of the Allegheny River and its branches.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various

Pressing forward all night, they reached the Allegheny early in the morning, and found it only partly frozen.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
Dog-violets, barren strawberry, and the yellowish-green spurge are in flower there now.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies