Spunge vs Spurge - What's the difference?
spunge | spurge |
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 .
To emit foam; to froth; said of the emission of yeast from beer during fermentation.
* 1661 , W. Cartwright, Siedge
As nouns the difference between spunge and spurge
is that spunge is (obsolete) a sponge while 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.As verbs the difference between spunge and spurge
is that spunge is (obsolete) to sponge while 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)Derived terms
* * Japanese spurge * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * petty spurge * * * * *See also
* ("spurge" on Wikipedia) * (Euphorbia) * (Euphorbia)Etymology 2
Uncertain.Verb
(spurg)- The body's somthing noysome: 'tis a stale one; / Good troth it spurgeth very monstrously.