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Definition of flowering spurge

: a common spurge (Euphorbia corollata) of the eastern U.S. with showy white involucral appendages resembling petals

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“Flowering spurge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flowering%20spurge. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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