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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The result is a combination of plants that provide structure and texture, and flowers such as euphorbia, echium, helichrysum and agapanthus.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
I gave Sarah clippings from a euphorbia that I’ve been growing since I was 16.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2020
“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
At length a patch of the candelabra-shaped tree euphorbia appeared in sight, and the hard-pressed ostrich darted towards it, endeavouring, it seemed, to force her way through.
From In the Wilds of Africa by Pearse, Alfred
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