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eu·phor·bia
\yüˈfȯ(r)bēə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, alteration (influenced by New Latin -ia) of Latin euphorbea euphorbia, from Euphorbus 1st cent A.D. physician to Juba, king of Mauretania
1. capitalized : a large genus of plants (family Euphorbiaceae) of greatly diverse appearance some being fleshy and like cactus, others leafy and herbaceous or shrubby, but all having milky juice and flowers without a calyx and included in an involucre which surrounds a group of several staminate flowers and a central pistillate flower with 3-lobed pistils
2. -s : any plant of the genus Euphorbia : spurge |