EUPHORBIACEOUS

Meaning of EUPHORBIACEOUS in English

/yooh fawr'bee ay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family of plants. Cf. spurge family .

[ 1850-55; Euphorbiace ( ae ) name of family (see EUPHORBIA, -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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EUPHORBIACEOUS — adjective see euphorbiaceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EUPHORBIACEOUS — (a.) Alt. of Euphorbial
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EUPHORBIACEOUS — ( a. ) Alt. of Euphorbial
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EUPHORBIACEOUS — adj ·alt. of euphorbial.
Webster English vocab
EUPHORBIACEOUS — euphorbiaceous BrE AmE ju ˌfɔːb i ˈeɪʃ əs ◂ AmE \ -ˌfɔːrb-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PARA RUBBER — noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from Pará, state and city in Brazil 1. : native rubber obtained from So. …
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TURNSOLE — (a.) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
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SPURGEWORT — (n.) Any euphorbiaceous plant.
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SIPHONIA — (n.) A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.
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PARA RUBBER — () The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hence called the Para rubber tree, from the …
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MANCHINEEL — (n.) A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit …
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JEWBUSH — (n.) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and …
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CROTON — (n.) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.
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CASSAVA — (n.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.
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CASCARILLA — (n.) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark.
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CAOUTCHOUC — (n.) A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the …
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CANDLENUT — (n.) The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub (Aleurites moluccana), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is …
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APHYLLOUS — (a.) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.
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TURNSOLE — ( a. ) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPURGEWORT — ( n. ) Any euphorbiaceous plant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIPHONIA — ( n. ) A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (Hevea) of South American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANCHINEEL — ( n. ) A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JEWBUSH — ( n. ) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (P. tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CROTON — ( n. ) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASSAVA — ( n. ) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASCARILLA — ( n. ) A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub (Croton Eleutheria); also, its aromatic bark.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAOUTCHOUC — ( n. ) A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
APHYLLOUS — ( a. ) Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TURNSOLE — adj litmus. 2. turnsole ·adj the sunflower. 3. turnsole ·adj a kind of spurge (euphorbia helioscopia). 4. turnsole ·adj the …
Webster English vocab
SPURGEWORT — noun any euphorbiaceous plant.
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SIPHONIA — pl of siphonium. 2. siphonia ·noun a former name for a euphorbiaceous genus (hevea) of south american trees, the principal …
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