caper spurge

caper spurge

n.

An ornamental European spurge (Euphorbia lathyris) having a latex considered to be a potential source of hydrocarbons that can be converted into fuel.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

caper spurge - poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil Euphorbia lathyris, myrtle spurge, mole plant 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