Allegheny spurge. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Allegheny spurge

NOUN:	A perennial herb (Pachysandra procumbens), native to the southeast United States and sometimes grown as an ornamental or ground cover for its usually mottled leaves.
ETYMOLOGY:	After the Allegheny (Mountains).


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