# euphorbia

> English word · Noun · IPA /juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/ · frequency rank #79,499

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin euphorbia by 1601, reinforced by taxonomic name Euphorbia after 1753. Variant form euforbia is attested in Middle English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/euphorbia