Definitions for Euphorbia
yuˈfɔr bi əeu·phor·bia

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1. Euphorbia, genus Euphorbianoun

   type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice

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1. euphorbianoun

   any plant of the genus Euphorbia; the spurges

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1. euphorbia

   Euphorbia is a large genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is one of the most diverse groups of plants, consisting of more than 2,000 species that are found in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, marshes, and tropical rainforests. Many are used in traditional medicine or as ornamental plants due to their unique and varied forms, from cacti-like species to large trees. Euphorbias are usually characterized by their milky sap, which can be toxic or irritating.

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1. Euphorbianoun

   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

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. L. euphorbea. See Euphorrium.]

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1. Euphorbia

   Euphorbia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. Consisting of 2008 species, Euphorbia is one of the largest and most diverse genera in the plant kingdom, along with Rumex and Senecio. Members of the family and genus are commonly referred to as spurges. Euphorbia antiquorum is the type species for the genus Euphorbia; it was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in Species Plantarum. The family is primarily found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and the Americas, but also in temperate zones worldwide. Succulent species originate mostly from Africa, the Americas and Madagascar. There exists a wide range of insular species: on the Hawaiian Islands, where spurges are collectively known as "akoko", and on the Canary Islands as "tabaibas". The common name "spurge" derives from the Middle English/Old French espurge, due to the use of the plant's sap as a purgative. The botanical name Euphorbia derives from Euphorbus, the Greek physician of king Juba II of Numidia, who married the daughter of Anthony and Cleopatra. He wrote that one of the cactus-like Euphorbias was a powerful laxative. In 12 B.C., Juba named this plant after his physician Euphorbus in response to Augustus Caesar dedicating a statue to Antonius Musa, his own personal physician. Botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus assigned the name Euphorbia to the entire genus in the physician's honor.

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1. Euphorbia

   ū-for′bi-a, n. the Spurge genus.—n. Euphor′bium, a gum resin. [L.,—Euphorbus, a physician to Juba, king of Mauritania.]

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1. Euphorbia

   A large plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. They have a milky sap and a female flower consisting of a single pistil, surrounded by numerous male flowers of one stamen each. Euphorbia hirta is rarely called milkweed but that name is normally used for ASCLEPIAS.

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   The numerical value of Euphorbia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of Euphorbia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Euphorbia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Euphorbia
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Euphorbia
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Euphorbia
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Euphorbia