Jatropha
noun
Jat·ro·pha
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Medical Definition of Jatropha
: a widely distributed mainly tropical American genus of herbs, shrubs, and trees (family Euphorbiaceae) which usually have lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers and of which a number including the physic nut (J. curcas) yield oils of medicinal value