First Known Use: 14th century
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euphorbia
noun eu·phor·bia \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
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Origin of EUPHORBIA
New Latin, alteration of Latin euphorbea, from Euphorbus, 1st century a.d. Greek physician
Medical Dictionary
euphorbia
noun eu·phor·bia \yu̇-ˈfȯr-bē-ə\
Medical Definition of EUPHORBIA
1
: a large genus of plants of the spurge family that have a milky juice and flowers included in an involucre which surrounds a group of several staminate flowers and a central pistillate flower and that include a number which have been used medicinally
2
: any plant of the genus Euphorbia; also : any of various other plants that belong to the spurge family
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