Jatropha

See also: jatropha

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”).

Proper noun

Jatropha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – nettlespurges, many tropical American plants including many whose fruits are purgative or poisonous.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Euphorbioideae - subfamily; Jatropheae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Jatropha gossypiifolia (black psychicnut) - type species; Jatropha curcas - selected other species

References

• Jatropha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Jatropha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Jatropha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons