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African milk barrel en · NOUN

Etymology

Named for the white latex released whenever one of the cylindrical stems is pierced or cut.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A type of succulent plant, resembling a small cactus, of species Euphorbia polygona var. horrida, previously known as Euphorbia horrida.
   • Also called "African milk barrel," this plant has a beautiful silver skin. The lower part is wooden, rather like a tree trunk. 2020 March 10, Misa Matsuyama, “Euphorbia horrida”, in The Gardener's Guide to Succulents: A Handbook of Over 125 Exquisite Varieties of Succulents and Cacti, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN:
   • African milk barrel is a clump-forming stem succulent native to South Africa, with grey-green stems covered in reddish brown thorns. Flowers form in summer at the tip of each stem. 2023 April 11, Paul Rees, The Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents, Frances Lincoln, →ISBN, page 83:

Hypernyms

angiosperm · rosid · euphorbia · eudicot · tracheophyte · malvid · plant · fabid · spurge

Translations (2)

mul Euphorbia polygona var. horrida (Euphorbia polygona var. horrida) · mul Euphorbia horrida (Euphorbia polygona var. horrida)