| NOUN | plant | mole plant, Japanese poinsettia, paint leaf, Euphorbia heterophylla | showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru |
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| plant | mole plant, caper spurge, myrtle spurge, Euphorbia lathyris | poisonous Old World spurge |
| Meaning | showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru. | |
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| Synonyms | Japanese poinsettia, paint leaf, Euphorbia heterophylla | |
| Member of | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | type genus of the Euphorbiaceae |
| Broader | spurge | Any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia |
| Meaning | poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil. | |
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| Synonyms | caper spurge, myrtle spurge, Euphorbia lathyris | |
| Member of | Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia | type genus of the Euphorbiaceae |
| Broader | spurge | Any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia |
| Catalan | Euphorbia lathyris | |
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