Euphorbia
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- noun
- /juˈfɔrbiə/
- Specialized
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Euphorbia
- In my garden, I have a beautiful Euphorbia that adds color throughout the spring.
- blue-green Euphorbia
Examples
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The florist recommended a Euphorbia for its unique shape and low water requirements.
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This area of the family site is perhaps the most sacred and is geographically sheltered at the center of the compound, well protected by surrounding euphorbia hedges.
Academic text (2009) -
I believe it's a Euphorbia over here.
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A pot full of mint, a euphorbia will go right through here.
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With its striking flowers, the Euphorbia has become a favorite among landscape designers.
Synonyms
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A plant with milky sap that can irritate the skin
Compounds
- South African
A small tree from southern Africa with upright branches like a tall candle holder
- South African
A small African plant with thick stems and many long, snake-like branches
- Specialized
A North American plant that lives for many years and has white parts like petals
- Specialized
A tropical American shrub with poisonous milky sap and bright red leaf-like parts around small yellow flowers
- Specialized
A plant in the spurge family with hairy leaves and stems native to Europe
A tall plant from Europe and Asia that lives for many years and spreads like a weed in North America
A small annual plant from Europe that often grows as a weed and sometimes shows up in northeastern United States
- Specialized
A small common plant with yellow-green flowers that turn toward the sun
- Specialized
A flowering plant with bright colored leaves around its flowers found from the southern United States to Peru
- Specialized
A small plant that grows in open places and is used in traditional medicine
- Specialized
A small tree from dry parts of southern Africa with tall, angled branches like a candelabra
- Specialized
A poisonous plant from southern Europe whose seeds make an oil that causes severe diarrhea
- Specialized
A low annual garden plant with white-edged leaves and poisonous milky sap
- Specialized
A small succulent shrub from Africa with many thin, hanging branches
- Specialized
A spiny bush from Madagascar with woody stems and bright red flowers used as a decorative plant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Euphorbia is the name of a group of plants and comes from the name of an ancient Greek doctor, Euphorbus, who used a similar plant as 'medicine'. That's why Euphorbia today refers to plants, many with a 'milky sap' that was used for remedies and can irritate the skin.