Slipper Spurge (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The unique shape of the slipper spurges in the greenhouse caught the attention of many visitors.
- After moving to the warm state, she discovered that slipper spurges were the perfect low-maintenance plants for her garden.
- In the tropical exhibit, the unusual bracts of the slipper spurges seemed to glow in the warm light.
- At the nursery, he learned that slipper spurges required well-draining soil and plenty of sunlight to thrive.
- Her botanical guidebook warned that the milky sap of the slipper spurges could be toxic if ingested.