Toothed Spurge (Noun)
Meaning
An annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Toothed spurge grows abundantly in northeastern North America's lawns and landscapes.
- Toothed spurge's most noticeable characteristic is its toothed, serrated leaf edges.
- Herbicides applied to soil prevent the toothed spurge seedlings from establishing in new lawns.
- Northeastern landowners detest the quick proliferation of the invasive annual toothed spurge in native areas.
- Distinguishing characteristics include dense white flowers along slender, usually unbranched toothed spurge stalks.