"spotted spurge" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spotted spurge (uncountable)
  1. A prostrate, annual spurge, native to North America and an invasive species throughout the rest of the world, of species Euphorbia maculata. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Spurges Synonyms: prostrate spurge, spotted sandmat Translations (Euphorbia maculata): täplätyräkki (Finnish), euphorbe maculée (French), Gefleckte Wolfsmilch (German), молочай пятнистый (moločaj pjatnistyj) (Russian), fläcktörel (Swedish), llaethlys brych (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-spotted_spurge-en-noun-tFYkthbM Disambiguation of Spurges: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Euphorbia maculata': 56 44
  2. An erect, annual spurge, native to North and Central America and an invasive species in Europe, Japan, and New Zealand, of species Euphorbia nutans. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Spurges Synonyms: nodding spurge, milk purslane
    Sense id: en-spotted_spurge-en-noun-bByTZ1q- Disambiguation of Spurges: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: spurge, euphorbia, malvid, fabid, rosid, eudicot, angiosperm, tracheophyte, plant
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