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Definition of Euphorbia marginata

1. Noun. Annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphorbia Marginata

Literary usage of Euphorbia marginata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principal poisonous plants of the United States by Victor King Chesnut (1898)
"In cases of skin poisoning a wash of an alcoholic solution of sugar of lead (lead acetate) should be tried. SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN. euphorbia marginata ..."

2. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"In Mr. Say's garden I likewise saw euphorbia marginata, from Arkansas, ... The euphorbia marginata flourishes exceedingly well at Bonn, where it was raised ..."

3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1907)
"On euphorbia marginata Pursh. Johnson Co., 1888 (Macbride). ... In August, 1905, I found this species in abundance on euphorbia marginata in Cass County, ..."

4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1907)
"On euphorbia marginata Pursh. ... In August, 1905, I found this species in abundance on euphorbia marginata in Cass County, Nebraska, but could find none on ..."

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