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Quotation dates: 1914
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WARTY GIRSE, n. comb. Sun-spurge, Euphorbia helioscopia (Ork. 1973). Only in Ork. Cf. Eng. dial. wart-grass, id.Ork. 1914 M. Spence Flora Orcad. 103:
The white milky-like fluid in the hollow stem was applied to warts to remove them, hence the local name, “warty-girse”.
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