cypress spurge

noun

a perennial herb, Euphorbia cyparissias, of Eurasia, having small, greenish-yellow flowers in dense clusters.

Origin of cypress spurge

¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Words Nearby cypress spurge

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How to use cypress spurge in a sentence

The milky juice of the common cypress spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias) will cure warts.
Current Superstitions | Various
There has ever been much uncanny suggestion in the cypress spurge.
Old-Time Gardens | Alice Morse Earle

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