JATROPHA CURCAS
\d͡ʒˈatɹɒfə kˈɜːkəz], \dʒˈatɹɒfə kˈɜːkəz], \dʒ_ˈa_t_ɹ_ɒ_f_ə k_ˈɜː_k_ə_z]\
Definitions of JATROPHA CURCAS
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The seeds of this plant afford a quantity of oil, given, in many places, like the castor oil; to which, indeed, it is nearly allied. They contain a peculiar acid, the Jatrophic or Igasuric. The seeds of Jatropha Multifida are called Purging Nuts, and give out a similar oil.
By Robley Dunglison
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The angular-leaved physic nut; a native of tropical America and domesticated in the East Indies. The seeds, the so-called Barbados nuts, are emetic and cathartic, though it is said they may be safely eaten, if deprived of their outer coverings. They were once largely used in European medicine. They contain an oil which is a drastic purgative. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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