Definition of spurge family Spurge family
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| spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales | ||
| Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae | ||
| rosid dicot family a family of dicotyledonous plants | ||
| geraniales, order geraniales an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae | ||
| euphorbia, genus euphorbia type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice | ||
| acalypha, genus acalypha a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae | ||
| genus croton tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil | ||
| codiaeum, genus codiaeum evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands | ||
| genus mercurialis, mercurialis a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae | ||
| genus ricinus, ricinus a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant | ||
| cnidoscolus, genus cnidoscolus a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae | ||
| genus jatropha, jatropha a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae | ||
| genus hevea, hevea, rubber tree small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations" | ||
| genus manihot, manihot genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava | ||
| aleurites, genus aleurites candlenut | ||
| genus pedilanthus, pedilanthus tropical American succulent shrubs | ||
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