Jatropha curcus

Jatropha curcus
noun
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
Syn: ↑physic nut
Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree
Member Holonyms: ↑Jatropha, ↑genus Jatropha

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  • Jatropha — noun a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae • Syn: ↑genus Jatropha • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Jatropha — noun a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae • Syn: ↑Jatropha • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family …   Useful english dictionary

  • physic nut — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Jatropha curcus • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree •… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • flowering tree — noun any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary • Syn: ↑angiospermous tree • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑ilang ilang, ↑ylang ylang, ↑Cananga odorata, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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