資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Euphorbium \Eu*phor"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbeum, from Gr.
?; -- so called after Euphorbus, a Greek physician.] (Med.)
An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears,
produced chiefly by the African Euphorbia resinifrea. It was
formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent in
its effects that its use is nearly abandoned.
資料來源 : WordNet®
euphorbium
n : an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary
medicine [syn: {gum eurphorbium}]