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euphorbia

/juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
eu-phor-bia
IPA
/juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin euphorbia by 1601, reinforced by taxonomic name Euphorbia after 1753. Variant form euforbia is attested in Middle English.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/

Inflected Forms

euphorbias (plural) euphorb (alternative)

Derived Forms

euphorbiaceous euphorbial euphorbin euphorbine euphorbone

Frequently Paired Words

euphorbium

Questions

How do you pronounce euphorbia?
The recorded pronunciation is /juˈfoɹ.bi.ə/.
What does euphorbia mean?
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
Where does euphorbia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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