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jewbush

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈd͡ʒuːbʊʃ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: slipper spurge, slipper plant

History

Etymology

From Jew + bush.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: pantouflier — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Portuguese: dois-irmãos — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Portuguese: dois-amores — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Portuguese: sapatinho-de-judeu — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Portuguese: sapatinho-do-diabo — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Portuguese: sapatinho-dos-jardins — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Russian: педилантус (pedilantus) — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Tagalog: luhang-dalaga — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Tagalog: luha — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Tongan: matavivi — low-growing tropical American shrub
  • Vietnamese: cây thuốc dấu — low-growing tropical American shrub