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< spurge laurel

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spu·ri·ous

(spy

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.
Of illegitimate birth.
Botany Similar in appearance but unlike in structure or function. Used of plant parts.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Late Latin spurius, from Latin, illegitimate, probably of Etruscan origin

OTHER FORMS:
spuri·ous·ly(Adverb), spuri·ous·ness(Noun)

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