physic nut

English

Alternative forms

physick-nut
physick nut
physic-nut

Noun

physic nut (plural physic nuts)

A small tropical American euphorbiaceous tree (Jatropha curcas) with poisonous seeds, cultivated to produce biodiesel fuel.

Synonyms

Barbados nut
purging nut

Translations

small tree

Finnish: öljyjatropa
French: pourghère (fr) m

Ngazidja Comorian: mri-mzungu class 3/4
Spanish: piñón de tempate, jatrofa

Further reading

physic nut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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