NOUN | plant | Jatropha curcus, physic nut | small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities |
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Meaning | small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities. | |
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Synonym | physic nut | |
Member of | Jatropha, genus Jatropha | A mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
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