̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷bēəm noun
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Etymology: Middle English euforbium, from Medieval Latin, from Greek euphorbion euphorbium, euphorbia, from Euphorbus
: a yellow or brownish very acrid gum resin derived from a Moroccan spurge ( Euphorbia resinifera ) and other African spurges and formerly employed medicinally as an emetic and cathartic but now used chiefly in veterinary medicine as a vesicant