Noun: myrtle spurge
- Poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil
"myrtle spurge spread aggressively through the garden";
- caper spurge, mole plant, Euphorbia lathyris
Derived forms: myrtle spurges
Type of: spurge
Part of: Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia
Encyclopedia: Myrtle spurge