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African milk barrel

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A type of succulent plant, resembling a small cactus, of species Euphorbia polygona var. horrida, previously known as Euphorbia horrida.

uncountable

Examples

“Also called "African milk barrel," this plant⟳ has a beautiful silver skin. The lower part is wooden, rather like⟳ a tree trunk.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

African milk tree African millet African mole cricket African myrrh African nutmeg African painted frog

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