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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wolf's-milk \Wolf's"-milk`\, n. (Bot.) Any kind of spurge ({Euphorbia}); -- so called from its acrid milky juice. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Euphorbia \Eu*phor"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr L. euphorbea. See {Euphorrium}.] (Bot.) Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Euphorbia n : type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice [syn: {Euphorbia}, {genus Euphorbia}]
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