Jatropha
See also: jatropha
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”).
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – nettlespurges, many tropical American plants including many whose fruits are purgative or poisonous.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Jatropha gossypiifolia (black psychicnut) - type species; Jatropha curcas - selected other species
References edit
- Jatropha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jatropha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Jatropha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons