euphorbia

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US/juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/

noun

Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

OriginLatin euphorbia ← taxonomic name Euphorbia →
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Meanings

nouneuphorbia (plural euphorbias)

plural euphorbias · alternative euphorb

  1. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spurge

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameEuphorbia
  2. Latineuphorbia
  3. Englisheuphorbia

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

More words from Latin, taxonomic name

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Translations

Catalan eufòrbia
  • eufòrbiaplant of the genus Euphorbia
Chinese Mandarin 大戟
  • 大戟 (dàjǐ)plant of the genus Euphorbia
French euphorbe
  • euphorbeplant of the genus Euphorbia
German Euphorbie
  • Euphorbieplant of the genus Euphorbia
Greek ευφορβία
  • ευφορβία (efforvía)plant of the genus Euphorbia
Icelandic mjólkursafajurt
  • mjólkursafajurtplant of the genus Euphorbia
Japanese 灯台草
  • 灯台草 (tōdaigusa)plant of the genus Euphorbia
Latin euphorbia
  • euphorbiaplant of the genus Euphorbia
Polish wilczomlecz
  • wilczomleczplant of the genus Euphorbia
Russian молоча́й
  • молоча́й (moločáj)plant of the genus Euphorbia
Spanish euforbio
  • euforbioplant of the genus Euphorbia
Vietnamese đại kích
  • đại kíchplant of the genus Euphorbia
Cite this entry
APA

euphorbia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euphorbia

MLA

“euphorbia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euphorbia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “euphorbia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euphorbia.

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