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Euphorbia :: Euphorbia (n.) Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid, milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them yield powerful emetic and cathartic products..

Ruberythrinic :: Ruberythrinic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from madder root. It is a yellow crystalline substance from which alizarin is obtained..

Fireflame :: Fireflame (n.) The European band fish (Cepola rubescens).

Rubiginose :: Rubiginose (a.) Alt. of Rubiginou.

Dewberry :: Dewberry (n.) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. caesius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of low blackberries..

Embrocation :: Embrocation (n.) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.

Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x..

Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing..

Mustard :: Mustard (n.) A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic..

Horehound :: Horehound (n.) A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc..

Rubicon :: Rubicon (n.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius Caesar..

Deutzia :: Deutzia (n.) A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated..

Rubelle :: Rubelle (n.) A red color used in enameling.

Pyracanth :: Pyracanth (n.) The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe..

Hothouse :: Hothouse (n.) A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened..

Cassioberry :: Cassioberry (n.) The fruit of the Viburnum obovatum, a shrub which grows from Virginia to Florida..

Dendrolite :: Dendrolite (n.) A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant..

Quickset :: Quickset (v. t.) To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch..

Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost..

Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.

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