What's the difference between spurge and wartwort?

Spurge


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from beer in course of fermentation.
  • (n.) Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See Euphorbia.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The toxic and irritant principles of the seed oil and of the latex of the caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyris L.) were isolated together with several non irritants of similar chemical structure.

Wartwort


Definition:

  • (n.) A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis).

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