Flowering Spurge (Noun)
Meaning
Common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The flowering spurge is often mistaken for a weed by many gardeners, despite its showy white bracts that resemble delicate flowers.
- One can find flowering spurge in meadows, prairies, and along roadsides in many parts of the United States.
- The plant, also known as flowering spurge, produces small, greenish-yellow flowers surrounded by large white, petal-like bracts.
- Flowering spurge grows to be about one to three feet tall and blooms from mid-summer to early fall.
- The beautiful white bracts of the flowering spurge attract various pollinators, including bees and butterflies, to the area.