Euphorbia

//juˈfoɹ.bi.ə// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

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genus euphorbiaspurge

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin euphorbia by 1601, reinforced by taxonomic name Euphorbia after 1753. Variant form euforbia is attested in Middle English.

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