Leafy Spurge (Noun)
Meaning
Tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The rancher had been fighting to control the leafy spurge on his property for years with limited success.
- A specialist from the county extension office identified the pesky weed taking over the prairie as leafy spurge.
- Conservationists working in the preserve carefully pulled up clumps of leafy spurge, bagging the invasive plant to prevent it from spreading further.
- Despite using targeted herbicides, leafy spurge continued to overrun vast sections of the countryside.
- To restore the original habitat of native wildflowers, environmental activists started removing invasive leafy spurge in targeted zones along the scenic trails.