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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gum-resin, the product of Euphorbia resinifera, a leafless, cactus-like plant of Morocco.
  • noun Same as euphorbia, 2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (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.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine

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