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pulza-oil|ˈpʊlzəɔɪl|
A fixed oil obtained from the seeds of the Physic-nut (Curcas purgans or Jatropha Curcas), a native of Tropical America, but now generally cultivated in all tropical countries for the oil, which is used in medicine as a purgative, as well as for various domestic purposes.
1866Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 17 Aug. 634/2 Pulza Oil.—Under this name, a considerable commerce is carried on in the Cape de Verd Islands, in the oil obtained from the seeds of the Jatropha Curcas, a euphorbiaceous plant... About 350,000 bushels of the seed are gathered and exported annually to Portugal, where the oil extracted is called purqueira oil, and is used principally for burning. |