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noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Jatropha
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rosid dicot genus
History
From the genus name.
