Petty spurge: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Petty spurge in English is the name of a plant defined with Euphorbia peplis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tithymalus auriculatus Lam. (among others).
2) Petty spurge is also identified with Euphorbia peplus It has the synonym Euphorbion peplum (L.) St.-Lag. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Flora Carniolica (1771)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Physicalische Beschreibung der Canarischen Inseln (1828)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1981)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Spurge.
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