euphorbia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of euphorbia
1350–1400; Middle English euforbia for Latin euphorbea, an African plant named after Euphorbos, a Greek physician
Example Sentences
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I love ficus Alii and euphorbia white ghost cactus.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2021
In late spring there are parrot tulips everywhere, and the belled stalks of purple digitalis burst through blossoms of yellow euphorbia.
From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2021
“They’re very mean, and if you tell them they’re nice too much they’ll wither and die. This euphorbia from Africa”—he gestured at a twisting mass—“is full of poison.”
From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019
Big pots hold clipped evergreens, and the driveway is lined with rosemary, cistus and euphorbia.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2016
A leafless and fantastic euphorbia, E. canariensis, and a shrubby composite plant, Cacalia kleinia, give a character to the landscape about Santa Cruz.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
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