EUPHORBIA CAPUT MEDUSAE
\juːfˈɔːbi͡ə kˈapʊt mˈɛdjuːsˌiː], \juːfˈɔːbiə kˈapʊt mˈɛdjuːsˌiː], \j_uː_f_ˈɔː_b_iə k_ˈa_p_ʊ_t m_ˈɛ_d_j_uː_s_ˌiː]\
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A South African plant, with which, according to Bruce, the wild inhabitants poison their arrows. The Ethiopians use, for the some purpose, Euphoribia heptagoina, E. virosa, and E. cereiformis; the savages, in the most southern part of America, the sap of E. cotinifolia.
By Robley Dunglison
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