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An acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine
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euphorbium
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine [syn: gum eurphorbium ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of ''Euphorbia'', formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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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 resinifera . It was formerly ...
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Euphorbium can also be a synonym of the genus Euphorbia . Euphorbium , an acrid dull-yellow or brown resin, consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia , cactus-like perennial plants indigenous to Morocco. It dissolves in alcohol, ...
Usage examples of euphorbium.
They were clad in brilliantly-painted cloths, and the soldiers were armed with the saw-toothed war-club, the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium, the cutlass, the "sima," a long sabre (also with saw-like teeth), and some small battle-axes.