HyperDic: family_euphorbiaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Euphorbiaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, spurge familya family of plants of order Geraniales
English > family Euphorbiaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA family of plants of order Geraniales.
SynonymsEuphorbiaceae, spurge family
Member ofGeraniales, order GeranialesAn order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants
MembersAcalypha, genus AcalyphaA genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Aleurites, genus Aleuritescandlenut
Cnidoscolus, genus CnidoscolusA genus of perennial plant with bristles
Codiaeum, genus Codiaeumevergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves
Euphorbia, genus Euphorbiatype genus of the Euphorbiaceae
Hevea, rubber tree, genus Heveasmall genus of South American trees yielding latex
Jatropha, genus JatrophaA mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Manihot, genus Manihotgenus of economically important tropical plants
Mercurialis, genus MercurialisA genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Pedilanthus, genus PedilanthusTropical American succulent shrubs
Ricinus, genus RicinusA genus of herb having only one known species
Sebastiana, genus SebastianaMexican spurges
genus CrotonTropical shrubs and herbs
Broaderrosid dicot familyA family of dicotyledonous plants
Spanisheuforbiáceas
CatalanEuphorbiaceae

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