alveloz

noun

al·​ve·​loz

variants or less commonly alvelos

¦alvə¦lōz

plural -es

: the milky sap of a Brazilian plant (Euphorbia heterodoxa) used as a folk remedy in the treatment of cancerous ulcers

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese alveloz, arveloz, alvelós (now usually avelós), of unknown origin

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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