n. 大戟属植物

[化] 大戟色素体

[ noun ]
type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
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Wolf's-milk \Wolf's"-milk`\, n. (Bot.)
Any kind of spurge ({Euphorbia}); -- so called from its acrid
milky juice.


Euphorbia \Eu*phor"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbea. See
{Euphorrium}.] (Bot.)
Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species,
mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid,
milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them
yield powerful emetic and cathartic products.