Definition of caper spurge
: a poisonous European spurge (Euphorbia lathyrus) that is adventive in America and has seeds that yield a purgative oil
— called also mole plant
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on caper spurge
What made you want to look up caper spurge? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Namesakes Word Quiz
- Which of the following is a fruit named after a Moroccan seaport?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share caper spurge