Euphorbia

euphorbia Translingual thumb|Euphorbia antiquorum species Euphorbia antiquorum Etymology mul spurge :af la:Euphorbus<id:given name> la:-ia<id:abstract noun> 1 + mul Q1043 1753 after Euphorbus, a Greco-Mauretanian physician who described the medicinal properties of a related plant 12 1 Proper noun 1 f genus family Euphorbiaceae principally called spurges, with numerous flowering plant species, which may grow as herbs, shrubs, or trees, but all typically with latex and paired spines. Hypernyms genus ; Euphorbioideae subfamily subfamily; Euphorbieae tribe tribe; Euphorbiinae subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus Euphorbia subg. Athymalus subgenus, Chamaesyce subgenus Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce, Euphorbia subg. Esula subgenus, Euphorbia subg. Euphorbia subgenus subgenera Euphorbia antiquorum species (triangular spurge) type species; Euphorbia amygdaloides species (wood spurge), Euphorbia characias species (Mediterranean spurge), Euphorbia corollata species (flowering spurge), Euphorbia cyparissias species (cypress spurge), Euphorbia dendroides species (tree spurge), Euphorbia epithymoides species (cushion spurge), Euphorbia esula species (leafy spurge), Euphorbia helioscopia species (en sun spurge), Euphorbia lactea species (mottled spurge), Euphorbia lathyris species (en caper spurge, paper spurge, gopher spurge), Euphorbia maculata species (spotted spurge, prostrate spurge), Euphorbia myrsinites species (myrtle spurge, creeping spurge), Euphorbia neriifolia species (Indian spurge tree), Euphorbia obesa species (baseball plant), Euphorbia paralias species (sea spurge), Euphorbia pekinensis species (Peking spurge), Euphorbia peplis species (purple spurge), Euphorbia peplus species (en petty spurge), Euphorbia polygonifolia species, Euphorbia prostrata species (prostrate sandmat), Euphorbia psammogeton species (sand spurge), Euphorbia pulcherrima species (poinsettia), Euphorbia purpurea species (glade spurge), Euphorbia resinifera species (resin spurge), Euphorbia rigida species (gopher spurge, upright myrtle spurge), Euphorbia serrata species (serrated spurge, sawtooth spurge), Euphorbia tirucalli species (Indian tree spurge) selected other species Descendants en euphorbia References 1 1 1 327729-2 EUPHO 28032 20197 3990 taxonomygenus 4515 40007100 246823 mul eponyms taxonomic eponyms terms suffixed with -ia