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noun
A type of flowering succulent plant, native to Texas and northern Mexico, of species Euphorbia antisyphilitica.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: wax plant
Antonyms: none provided
noun
wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spurge
noun
wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slipper spurge, slipper plant
History
From Spanish candelilla.
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