euphorbia
eu·phor·bia
noun \yü-ˈfȯr-bē-ə\Definition of EUPHORBIA
: any of a large genus (Euphorbia) of herbs, shrubs, and trees of the spurge family that have a milky juice and flowers lacking a calyx and included in an involucre which surrounds a group of several staminate flowers and a central pistillate flower with 3-lobed pistils; broadly : spurge
Origin of EUPHORBIA
New Latin, alteration of Latin euphorbea, from Euphorbus, 1st century a.d. Greek physician
First Known Use: 14th century
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