Found 2 items, similar to euphorbia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Euphorbia Euphorbia n : type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice [syn: genus Euphorbia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Euphorbia Wolf's-milk \Wolf's"-milk`\, n. (Bot.) Any kind of spurge (Euphorbia); -- so called from its acrid milky juice. [1913 Webster] 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.