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Webster 1913 Edition
Euphorbium
Eu-phor′bi-um
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
euphorbeum
, from Gr. [GREEK]; – so called after Euphorbus
, a Greek physician.] (Med.)
An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears, produced chiefly by the African
Euphorbia resinifera
. It was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned. Webster 1828 Edition
Euphorbium
EUPHOR'BIUM
,Noun.
In the materia medica, a gummi-resinous substance, exuding from an oriental tree. It has a sharp biting taste, and is vehemently acrimonious, inflaming and ulcerating the fauces.