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Definition of Jatropha curcus
1. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Jatropha, Jatropha
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jatropha Curcus
Literary usage of Jatropha curcus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Immunology by Howard Thomas Karsner, Enrique Eduardo Ecker (1921)
"... is produced from the seeds of jatropha curcus, and robin from the leaves and
bark of robinia pseudacacia. Immune sera can be produced against both of ..."
2. Principles of Immunology by Howard Thomas Karsner, Enrique Eduardo Ecker (1921)
"... is produced from the seeds of jatropha curcus, and robin from the leaves and
bark of robinia pseudacacia. Immune sera can be produced against both of ..."