wartweed


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wartweed

(ˈwɔːtˌwiːd)
n
(Plants) any of various plants, Euphorbia Helioscopia, E. Peplus and Chelidonium majus, used to cure warts
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Noun 1. [画像:wartweed - not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun]wartweed - not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
spurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
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