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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Euphorbium \Eu*phor"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr L. euphorbeum, from Gr ?; -- so called after Euphorbus a Greek physician.] (Med.) An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifrea. It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: euphorbium n : an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine [syn: {gum eurphorbium}]
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