euphorbia

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euphorbia

/juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)biə

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Borrowed from Latin euphorbia by 1601, reinforced by taxonomic name Euphorbia after 1753. Variant form euforbia is attested in Middle English.

noun euphorbias · euphorb

Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

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noun plant of the genus Euphorbia

Español	euforbio
日本語	灯台草 tōdaigusa
中文	大戟 dàjǐ
Français	euphorbe
Deutsch	Euphorbie
Ελληνικά	ευφορβία efforvía
Русский	молоча́й moločáj
Tiếng Việt	đại kích

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@misc{euphorbia_2026,
  title = {euphorbia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/euphorbia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}