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spurge family

spurge fam·i·ly
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spurj fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]
    • /spɜrdʒ ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spurj fam-uh-lee, fam-lee]
    • /spɜrdʒ ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li/

Definition of spurge family words

  • noun spurge family the large plant family Euphorbiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having milky juice, simple alternate leaves or no leaves, usually petalless flowers often with showy bracts, and capsular fruit, and including cassava, croton, crown-of-thorns, poinsettia, snow-on-the-mountain, spurge, and the plants that produce castor oil, rubber, and tung oil. 1

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spurge family popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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