jewbush

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/ˈd͡ʒuːbʊʃ/

noun

The low-growing tropical American shrub Euphorbia tithymaloides (formerly Pedilanthus tithymaloides).

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Jew-bushJew bushredbird cactusredbird flowerPedilanthus tithymaloides
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Meanings

nounjewbush (plural jewbushes)

plural jewbushes · alternative Jewbush · alternative Jew bush · alternative Jew-bush

  1. The low-growing tropical American shrub Euphorbia tithymaloides (formerly Pedilanthus tithymaloides).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlow tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties

Similar
Jew-bushJew bushredbird cactusredbird flowerPedilanthus tithymaloides
Broader
slipper spurgeslipper plant
Also see
redbird cactus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Jew + bush.

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Translations

French pantouflier
  • pantouflierlow-growing tropical American shrub
Portuguese dois-irmãos, dois-amores
  • dois-irmãoslow-growing tropical American shrub
  • dois-amoreslow-growing tropical American shrub
  • sapatinho-de-judeulow-growing tropical American shrub
  • sapatinho-do-diabolow-growing tropical American shrub
  • sapatinho-dos-jardinslow-growing tropical American shrub
Russian педилантус
  • педилантус (pedilantus)low-growing tropical American shrub
Tagalog luhang-dalaga, luha
  • luhang-dalagalow-growing tropical American shrub
  • luhalow-growing tropical American shrub
Vietnamese cây thuốc dấu
  • cây thuốc dấulow-growing tropical American shrub
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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