noun
a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
• Syn: ↑Jatropha
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family
• Member Meronyms: ↑physic nut, ↑Jatropha curcus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.