HyperDic: slipper_spurge

English > 1 sense of the expression slipper spurge:
NOUNplantslipper spurge, slipper plantany of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts
English > slipper spurge: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts.
Synonymslipper plant
Member ofPedilanthus, genus PedilanthusTropical American succulent shrubs
NarrowerJewbush, Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloidesLow tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties
candelilla, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonisWax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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