genus Jatropha

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genus Jatropha - a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family EuphorbiaceaeJatropharosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsEuphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order GeranialesJatropha curcus, physic nut - 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