Associations to the word «Jatropha»

Wiktionary

JATROPHA, noun. Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
JATROPHA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae   — many tropical American plants including many whose fruits are purgative or poisonous.

Dictionary definition

JATROPHA, noun. A mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras