pedilanthus tithymaloides

from 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}]

from 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]

[email protected]