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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
- mercurialis a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
- fire-on-the-mountain poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
- painted leaf poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
- rosidae a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae
- dimocarpus longan tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium
- mexican fire plant poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
- genus acalypha a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae