noun
tropical American succulent shrubs
• Syn: ↑genus Pedilanthus
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family
• Member Meronyms: ↑slipper spurge, ↑slipper plant
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\\ˌpedəˈlan(t)thəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pedilon sandal + New Latin -anthus; akin to Latin ped-, pes foot — more at foot
: a genus of tropical American shrubby plants (family Euphorbiaceae) resembling cactus and differing from members of the genus Euphorbia chiefly in having an irregular involucre with a short spur on the upper side containing the glands
Useful english dictionary. 2012.