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Webster 1913 Edition


Jewbush

Jew′bushˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus
Pedilanthus
(
Pedilanthus tithymaloides
), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.

Definition 2024


jewbush

jewbush

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Alternative forms

  • Jewbush
  • Jew bush
  • Jew-bush

Noun

jewbush (plural jewbushes)

  1. The low-growing tropical American shrub Euphorbia tithymaloides (formerly Pedilanthus tithymaloides).

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