Etymology

euphorbia

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges. Full definition →

Latin euphorbia ← taxonomic name Euphorbia
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  1. taxonomic name · derived fromEuphorbia
  2. Latin · derived fromeuphorbia
  3. English todayeuphorbia

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

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