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WHAT DOES SPURGE LAUREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spurge laurel

Daphne laureola

Daphne laureola, commonly called spurge-laurel, is a shrub in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae. Despite the name, this woodland plant is neither a spurge nor a laurel. Its native range covers much of Europe and extends to Algeria, Morocco and the Azores. With Daphne mezereum it is one of two species of Daphne native to Britain, both of which have a strong preference for alkaline soils and are most commonly found in limestone areas. However, unlike D. mezereum, D. laureola is an evergreen with yellowish green flowers borne very early in the spring and black berries, which are poisonous to humans but not to birds, present from late summer. All parts of the plants are poisonous. The sap is known to cause skin rashes on contact. D. laureola reaches a height between 0.5-1.5 meters. The habit of this shrub can be upright or decumbent. The bark is thin and yellow-grey when mature, while immature stems are green. The alternate leaves usually form dense whorls at the shoot tips, but may clothe entire branches. The leaves are oblanceolate to obovate-oblanceolate, 2–13 cm long and 1–3 cm wide.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPURGE LAUREL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SPURGE LAUREL

au naturel
bay laurel
camphor laurel
cherry laurel
jurel
laurel
mountain laurel
Portugal laurel
saurel
spotted laurel
true laurel

Synonyms and antonyms of spurge laurel in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «spurge laurel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPURGE LAUREL

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Translator English - Chinese

大戟桂冠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laurel tártago
570 millions of speakers

English

spurge laurel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकार का रसदार पौधा लॉरेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغار الشبرم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молочай лавровый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laurel spurge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পারজ লরেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sainbois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spurge laurel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seidelbast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トウダイグサ月桂樹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등대풀 월계수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spurge laurel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguyệt quế spurge
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பர்ஜ் லாரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्रिंग लॉरेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Defne defne
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alloro euforbia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wawrzynek wilczełyko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молочай лавровий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laur tulichina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευφόρβιο δάφνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wolf melk laurier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spurge laurel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spurge laurbær
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPURGE LAUREL»

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A New Medical Dictionary: Containing an Explanation of the ...
Spurge laurel. The bark of this plant, Daphne laureola of Linnaeus, is recommended to excite a discharge from the skin, in the same way as that of the thyme- Uea, LAURO CERASUS. (From laurus, the laurel, and cerasus, the cherry -tree ; so ...
Robert Hooper, 1817
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Wild Flowers
Anne Pratt. SPURGE LAUREL.— Daphne Laureola. Class Octandria. Order Tribynia. Nat. Ord. Thymelr*. Daphne Tribe. This plant is conspicuous during the winter months by its glossy evergreen leaves. These surround the stem at the end of ...
Anne Pratt, 1853
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BENJAMIN H. BARTON, F.L.S. AND THOMAS CASTLE, M.D., F.L.S.
Spurge-Laurel is valued in shrubberies as an evergreen, for the early appearance of its flowers, and because it thrives under the shade and drip of other trees. Qualities. — The Spurge-Laurel flowers, leaves, bark, and fruit, especially the two ...
THE BRITISH FLORA MEDICA; OR, HISTORY OF THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN., 1838
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The Domestic Encyclopaedia: Or, A Dictionary of Facts, and ...
The beautiful caterpillar, which is changed into the Spurge-buttetfly, derives its nourishment from the leaves of this species. Spurge-plax. SeeMEZERtON. SPURGE-LAUREL, or Laurel Mezerf.on, Daphne Laurt- ola, L. an indigenous shrub, ...
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich, 1802
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The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general ...
Daphne, spurge-laurel — common spurge- laurel — variegated spurge-laurel. Ephedra shrubby horse tail, but one sort. Euonymus, spindle tree — Evergreen spiudle-tree. Heder a, ivy-tree — common ivy-tree — yellow-berried— gold striped ...
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie, 1778
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A History of the Materia Medica. - London, Longman, Hitsch, ...
3-9o SPURGE LAUREL. and destitute of Pedicles growing by the Base to the Stalk. The Flowers stand on the Tops, and have long and slender Pedicles; they are small, white, and consist each of five little Petals pointed at the End. They stand ...
John Hill, 1751
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
Brown. (x.) Spurge, in botany. See Euphorbia. (3.) * Spurge Flax. n. s. [thjmcUa, Lat.] A .plant. (4.) Spurge Flax. See Daphne, § II. N° ,1. (5.) * Spurge Laurel, or Mezereon. n.s. [cbam<rdaphne, Lat.] A plant (6.) Spurge Laurel. See Daphne, f II,  ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge
(5.) * Spurge Laurel, or Mezereon. n.j\ [ebamtedaphne, Lat.] A plant. (6.) Spurge Laurel. See Daphne, § II, N°4» (7.) • Spurge Olive, n.s. [cbamxka, Lat.] A shrub. (8 .) Spurge Olive. See Daphne, N° 5. (9.) * Spurge Wort. n. /. [xiphion, Lat.] A plant.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806
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Cinquefoil
HORACE SMITH Botanical name: Daphne Laureola. Natural order: Thymelaceae . Other names: Spurge Laurel, Dwarf Bay. French names: Laurier des bois, Daphne laureole. German name: Lorbeerseidelbast. Italian name: Laureola praschio.
C. F. Leyel, 2007
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The Botanist's Repository, for New, and Rare Plants: ...
Summit a low, miooth knob. SEED-VESSEL. A roundiih berry, of one cell. SEED, iingle, roundiih, and fieihy. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Daphne, pedunculus axillaribus, bifloris; foliis obovatis, nitidis. Spurge-laurel, the fruit ftalks growing from the ...
Henry Charles Andrews, 1797

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPURGE LAUREL»

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Weed of the Week
Plants like Spartina, Tansy Ragwort, Purple Loosetrife, Scott's Broom, Poison Hemlock and Spurge Laurel can move in quickly and threaten diverse plant ... «Whidbey News-Times, Jun 15»
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Ini Dia 7 Tumbuhan Paling Beracun di Dunia
Tanaman jenis semak yang sering disebut spurge laurel ini memiliki bunga dan daun menarik. Bunganya pun memiliki wangi yang khas. Tetapi sayang ... «Jitunews, Apr 15»
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A Beau Geste of robins
On the slopes that catch the sun, there are cuckoo-pint leaves unfurling and strange green clusters of spurge laurel flowers have opened. On darker slopes there ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
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Central Saanich gets park land from development
Doore also agreed to undertake the removal of invasive species in the SPEA, such as ivy and spurge laurel (Daphne), before turning over the land to the District. «Peninsula News Review, Feb 15»
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Invasive spurge laurel: Toxic, stubborn and trying to take over native …
Spurge laurel is in fact a Daphne, a group of plants that are known for having scented flowers and poisonous berries. Unlike the popular Daphne odora, which is ... «The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, Nov 14»
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Eat the Invasives
C. Replace spurge laurel with fragrant sweet box. D. Replace fennel with yarrow. E. Replace orange sneezeweed with orange hawkweed. Next up was a take ... «seattlepi.com, Oct 14»
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Germaine Greer: stop weeding and let nature take over
I am also thrilled that spurge laurel (Daphne laureola) sees fit to romp all over the borders, seeing as you can pay £60 for a single specimen in a pot. So sit back ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
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ACTIVE LIFE: Cutting weeds helps build community
Most recently, it has been removing the spurge laurel (Daphne laureola), a noxious weed that resembles the rhododendron plant, that is considered a threat to ... «Nanaimo News Bulletin, Apr 14»
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Spurge laurel's crepuscular clientele
Fortunately the damage to the solitary spurge laurel bush, which we first found here 35 years ago, was minor. Most of its branches had been low enough to ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
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Ask the Expert: Garden designer Mark Rendell
Mid border, Mahonia, Aucuba (Spotted laurel), Daphne, Sarcococca, Skimmia, Peony, Pieris, Spurge Laurel. Front of border: Bergenia (Elephant's Ears), ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 14»

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