Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EU-PHOR'BI-UM
EU-PHOR'BI-UM, n. [L. from Gr. ευφορβιον, Ar. فُرْبُيونٌ forbion.]
In the materia medica, an inspissated sap, exsuding from an African plant. It has a sharp biting taste, and is vehemently acrimonious, inflaming and ulcerating the fauces. Encyc.
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