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    CHRIST PLANT

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bractsplay

    Synonyms:

    Christ plant; Christ thorn; crown of thorns; Euphorbia milii

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Christ plant" is a kind of...):

    spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)

    Holonyms ("Christ plant" is a member of...):

    Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)

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