spurge family

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spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants Geraniales, order Geraniales - an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice Acalypha, genus Acalypha - a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae genus Croton - tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil Codiaeum, genus Codiaeum - evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands genus Mercurialis, Mercurialis - a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae genus Ricinus, Ricinus - a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant Cnidoscolus, genus Cnidoscolus - a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae genus Jatropha, Jatropha - a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae genus Hevea, Hevea, rubber tree - small genus of South American trees yielding latex; "rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations" genus Manihot, Manihot - genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava Aleurites, genus Aleurites - candlenut genus Pedilanthus, Pedilanthus - tropical American succulent shrubs genus Sebastiana, Sebastiana - Mexican spurges