What is "jewbush"

Jewbush \Jew"bush`\, n. (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus ( Pedilanthus tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.

n. The low-growing tropical American shrub (taxlink Euphorbia tithymaloides species noshow=1) (formerly ''Pedilanthus tithymaloides'').