milkbush

noun

1

: an Australian shrub (Wrightia saligna) of the family Apocynaceae

2

: a southern African spurge (Euphorbia tirucalli) that resembles a cactus and has milky juice which is used locally to treat syphilis

3

West Indies : a shrub (Rauwolfia tetraphylla) with milky juice

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