Jatropha
/ˈdʒatɹəfə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
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More examples"Among the food crops that can be made into fuels are: maize, palm trees, sugarcane, beetroot, wheat, groundnuts, pumpkin, sesame and cotton seeds, and the woody shrub called jatropha."
Etymology
From the genus name.