Euphorbiaceae

Translingual thumb|a spurge (Euphorbiaceae) Etymology mul :af Euphorbia -aceae 1 From mul Euphorbia aceae. Proper noun f-p family order Malpighiales spurges mul Euphorbiacea archaic Usage notes Circumscription and placement of the family depend on taxonomic system and viewpoint. There are at least two, wildly differing, circumscriptions (each with its own placement). Formerly a wastebasket taxon for fleshy, cactus-like Old World succulents now in families such as Phyllanthaceae family and Picrodendraceae family. Hypernyms family , eudicots clade, core eudicots clade, rosids clade, eurosids I, COM clade clade clades; Malpighiales order order Hyponyms family Acalyphoideae subfamily, Cheilosoideae subfamily, Crotonoideae subfamily, Euphorbioideae subfamily, Peroideae subfamily subfamilies Descendants en euphorbiaceous 1 fr euphorbiacée 1 Translations family of plants English: spurge family Esperanto: eo eŭforbiacoj p French: fr euphorbiacées f-p German: de Wolfsmilchgewächse n-p plant of this family Esperanto: eo eŭforbiaco French: fr euphorbiacée f References Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae 1 mul Spurges