euphorbia

Etymology
A genericization of, Linnaeus's misspelling of , from equivalent to Euphorbus (the Greco-Mauretanian physician to King Juba who described their medicinal properties) +.

Noun

 * 1) Any plant of the genus, the spurges.

Translations

 * Latin: euphorbia
 * Polish: wilczomlecz
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: euforbio
 * Xhosa: intsema, umhlontlo