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Spurge vs Sperge - What's the difference?

spurge | sperge |

As nouns the difference between spurge and sperge

is that spurge is any plant of the species of genus euphorbia that grow in england and exude a bitter milky juice which was formerly used as a purgative while sperge is (distilling) a charge of wash for the still.

As a verb spurge

is to emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.

spurge

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) espurge, espurgier, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any plant of the species of genus Euphorbia that grow in England and exude a bitter milky juice which was formerly used as a purgative.
  • Any plant of the genus Euphorbia .
    • Derived terms
    * * Japanese spurge * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * petty spurge * * * * *
    See also
    * ("spurge" on Wikipedia) * (Euphorbia) * (Euphorbia)

    Etymology 2

    Uncertain.

    Verb

    (spurg)
  • To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.
  • * 1661 , W. Cartwright, Siedge
    • The body's somthing noysome: 'tis a stale one; / Good troth it spurgeth very monstrously.

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    sperge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (distilling) A charge of wash for the still.
    • (Knight)
    (Webster 1913) ----