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leafy spurge

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Noun1.leafy spurge - tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
Euphorbia esula, wolf's milk
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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The weeds include yellow star thistle, leafy spurge, Japanese knotweed and false brome.
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Leafy spurge can be found in at least 36 states and costs more than $144 million annually for control measures and in loss of grazing land in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
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