HyperDic: jew-bush

English > 1 sense of the word Jew-bush:
NOUNplantJew-bush, Jewbush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloideslow tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
English > Jew-bush: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningLow tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties.
SynonymsJewbush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Broaderslipper spurge, slipper plantAny of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts

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