"euphorbia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: euphorbias [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)biə Etymology: A genericization of translingual Euphorbia, Linnaeus's misspelling of Latin euphorbea, from Ancient Greek equivalent to Euphorbus (the Greco-Mauretanian physician to King Juba who described their medicinal properties) + -ea. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Euphorbia}} translingual Euphorbia, {{der|en|la|euphorbea}} Latin euphorbea, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|la|-ea}} -ea Head templates: {{en-noun}} euphorbia (plural euphorbias)
  1. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges. Wikipedia link: euphorbia Categories (lifeform): Spurges Derived forms: euphorbiaceous, euphorbial, euphorbine, euphorbone Related terms: euphorbium Translations (plant of the genus Euphorbia): euphorbia (Latin), wilczomlecz [masculine] (Polish), молоча́й (moločáj) [masculine] (Russian), euforbio [masculine] (Spanish), intsema (Xhosa), umhlontlo (Xhosa)

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