Euphorbiaceae
plural noun
Eu·phor·bi·a·ce·ae
: a widely distributed family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Geraniales) with usually milky often poisonous juice, unisexual flowers, and a superior usually trilocular ovary and including several medicinal plants (such as those yielding castor oil and croton oil), several trees yielding caoutchouc, and the cassava see hevea, manihot
euphorbiaceous
adjective
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“Euphorbiaceae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Euphorbiaceae. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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