euphorbia means any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
euphorbia is pronounced /juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin euphorbia by 1601, reinforced by taxonomic name Euphorbia after 1753. Variant form euforbia is attested in Middle English.
noun
- Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.