EUPHORBIA MILII

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts

Synonyms:

Christ plant; Christ thorn; crown of thorns; Euphorbia milii

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Euphorbia milii" is a kind of...):

spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

Holonyms ("Euphorbia milii" is a member of...):

Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)