HyperDic: jew_bush

English > 1 sense of the expression 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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