Search Result for "pedilanthus tithymaloides":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties;
[syn: Jewbush, Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jewbush \Jew"bush`\, n. (Bot.) A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus Pedilanthus (Pedilanthus tithymaloides), found in the West Indies, and possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pedilanthus tithymaloides n 1: low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties [syn: Jewbush, Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides]