'Euphorbia' definitions:
Definition of 'Euphorbia'
From: WordNet
noun
Type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice [syn: Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia]
Definition of 'Euphorbia'
From: GCIDE
- Euphorbia \Eu*phor"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbea. See Euphorrium.] (Bot.) Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products. Euphorbiaceous
Words containing 'Euphorbia'
- Euphorbia Cyparissias,
- Euphorbia Helioscopia,
- Euphorbia Kattimundoo,
- Euphorbia antisyphilitica,
- Euphorbia arborea,
- Euphorbia balsamifera,
- Euphorbia pulcherrima,
- Euphorbia punicea,
- Euphorbia resinifera,
- cactus euphorbia,
- euphorbia amygdaloides,
- euphorbia corollata,
- euphorbia cyathophora,
- euphorbia dentata,
- euphorbia esula,
- euphorbia exigua,
- euphorbia fulgens,
- euphorbia heterophylla,
- euphorbia hirsuta,
- euphorbia ingens,
- euphorbia lathyris,
- euphorbia litchi,
- euphorbia marginata,
- euphorbia medusae,
- euphorbia milii,
- euphorbia peplus,
- genus euphorbia,
- euphorbia caput-medusae