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Meanings of euphorbiaceae in English

Russian
молочайные
Portuguese
euforbiáceas
Spanish
trewiaceae
Catalan
euforbiàcies
Wikidata

Family of plants.

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        молочайные
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        Examples for "euphorbias"
        Examples for "euphorbias"
        1
        On and around the graves are planted tree euphorbias and other species of that family.
        Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
        2
        These, and any other weary-looking euphorbias can be tidied up now by cutting out the flowering stalks.
        The Irish Times
        3
        A word of caution about euphorbias: the milky sap that pours from the cut stems is highly irritant.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Wear gloves and long sleeves as euphorbias produce a toxic milky sap that when cut, will burn skin.
        The Guardian
        5
        The country rose from the river in a long gentle slope grown with low brush and scattered candlestick euphorbias.
        The Land of Footprints
        Usage of euphorbiaceae in English
        1
        The lactescent plants belong chiefly to the three families of the euphorbiaceae, the urticeae, and the apocineae.
        Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
        2
        The euphorbiaceae assume the form of colossal trees, constituting a considerable part of its strange and luxuriant forest growth.
        The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
        3
        The similarity of certain xerophilous Euphorbiaceae to Cactaceae is a ready illustration of this phenomenon.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
        4
        Ricinus Borboniensis (Euphorbiaceae).-Seedswere purchased under the above name-probablya variety of the common castor-oil plant.
        The Power of Movement in Plants
        5
        As a member of the Euphorbiaceae family, the sap is mildly irritating, but that is the extent of it.
        Wicked plants
        6
        The commonest bush is one of the Euphorbiaceae: an acacia and a great odd-looking cactus are the only trees which afford any shade.
        The Voyage of the Beagle