Euphorbia |
| 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.
Etymology: From Greek Euphorbus, a Trojan surgeon mentioned in the Iliad.
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