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nountype genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice
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- longan tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
- spurge any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
- jatropha a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
- genus cnidoscolus a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
- genus mercurialis a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
- candelilla wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica
- pedilanthus pavonis wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica
- lungen tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
- euphorbia litchi tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
- order geraniales an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae