"African milk tree" meaning in All languages combined

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  "etymology_text": "Named for the white latex released whenever one of the cylindrical stems is pierced or cut. See also African milk barrel.",
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          "ref": "2014 May 30, Victor Kuete, Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 505:",
          "text": "An example of a species found in western Africa is Euphorbia trigona, commonly known as the African milk tree. The sap of this species was able to cause loss of corneal epithelium 16 h after direct exposure to the sap in a 60-year-old male.",
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          "ref": "2017 September 14, Maaike Koster, Emma Sibley, “Euphorbia trigona”, in Urban Botanics: An Indoor Plant Guide for Modern Gardeners, Quarto Publishing Group USA, →ISBN:",
          "text": "One problem that you may encounter with your African milk tree is that because of their height and small root structure, these plants have a tendency to topple over.",
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          "ref": "2023 April 11, Paul Rees, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents, Frances Lincoln, →ISBN, page 85:",
          "text": "The African milk tree is a fast-growing, triangular-stemmed succulent from Angola and central Africa. It forms a multi-branched, upright plant, which can grow up to 3m/10ft, but is unlikely to reach this size as a potted plant.",
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        "A type of succulent plant cultivated in West Africa, resembling a cactus, of species Euphorbia trigona."
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          "sense": "Euphorbia trigona",
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