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Al·le·ghe·ny spurge | \ ˈa-lə-ˌgā-nē- 
also -ˌge-nē- \
also -ˌge-nē- \Definition of Allegheny spurge
: a low herb or subshrub (Pachysandra procumbens) of the box family widely grown as a ground cover
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The first known use of Allegheny spurge was in 1907
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