HyperDic: genus_jatropha

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Jatropha:
NOUNplantgenus Jatropha, Jatrophaa mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
English > genus Jatropha: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
SynonymJatropha
Member ofEuphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge familyA family of plants of order Geraniales
Membersphysic nut, Jatropha curcussmall tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus jatropha, jatropha
Catalangenus jatropha, jatropha

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