EUPHORBIUM
\juːfˈɔːbi͡əm], \juːfˈɔːbiəm], \j_uː_f_ˈɔː_b_iə_m]\
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A gum resin from Euphorbia resinifera; sometimes used as an emetic and cathartic, but chiefly confined to veterinary practice.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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An inodorous gum produced by several species of euphorbia or spurge, and used in the composition of some plasters.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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