Euphorbia

  1. Proper noun.  Large, cosmopolitan genus of flowering plants, and basis for the name of the plant family Euphorbiaceae. Individual species in the genus may grow as herbs, shrubs, or trees, but all typically have latex and paired spines.
  2. Noun.  any plant of the genus ''Euphorbia''; the spurges.

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