African milk tree

== English == === Etymology === Named for the white latex released whenever one of the cylindrical stems is pierced or cut. See also African milk barrel. === Noun === African milk tree (plural African milk trees) A type of succulent plant cultivated in West Africa, resembling a cactus, of species Euphorbia trigona. Synonym: cathedral cactus ==== Hypernyms ==== spurge, euphorbia, malvid, fabid, rosid, eudicot, angiosperm, tracheophyte, plant ==== Translations ==== === References === African milk tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Euphorbia trigona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Euphorbia trigona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons