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spurge

/spɜɹdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
spurge
IPA
/spɜɹdʒ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.

Uncountable

noun

Any plant of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.

Uncountable

noun

A plant resembling those in genus Euphorbia in some aspect of its appearance.

Uncountable

verb

To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French espurgebor. Middle English spurge English spurge Inherited from Middle English spurge, from Old French espurge, from espurgier (“to purge”), from Latin expurgo (“to purge”); the bitter milky sap of these plants was formerly used as a purgative.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pewH-, spurge, espurge, expurgo

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spɜɹdʒ/
  • British English: /spɜːdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spurges (plural) spurges (present, singular) spurging (participle, present) spurged (participle, past) spurged (past)

Derived Forms

spurgewort nettlespurge

Phrases

balsam spurge Allegheny spurge Allegheny mountain spurge Balkan spurge eggleaf spurge oblong spurge broom spurge caper spurge

Synonyms

euphorbia

Rhymes With

urge emerge surge merge verge purge converge serge scourge splurge diverge submerge

Questions

How do you pronounce spurge?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɜɹdʒ/.
What does spurge mean?
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
Where does spurge come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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