euphorbia

Euphorbia actinoclada.

Meaning

Noun

Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

Origin

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.

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