Main Entry: spurge

Pronunciation: \ˈspərj\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French espurge, spurge, from espurger to clean out, purge, from Latin expurgare — more at expurgate

Date: 14th century

: any of a family (Euphorbiaceae) of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees often with a bitter milky juice; especially : euphorbia