Jatropha
         n 1: a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the
               family Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Jatropha}, {genus Jatropha}]

English Dictionary: Jatropha urens	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jatropha curcus n small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities Synonym(s): physic nut, Jatropha curcus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jatropha stimulosus n a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: spurge nettle, tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Jatropha urens n a stinging herb of tropical America [syn: spurge nettle, tread-softly, devil nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus urens, Jatropha urens, Jatropha stimulosus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jitterbug n a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s v do the jitterbug
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
[bd]A doctor of physik.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. A specific internal application for the cure or relief of             sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.          3. Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.          4. A physician. [R.] --Shak.          {Physic nut} (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous             tree ({Jatropha Curcas}), and its seeds, which are well             flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them             dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ [or] Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.       A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a       cherry, etc.          {Barbados cherry} (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies             ({Malpighia}) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a             cherry.          {Barbados leg} (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to             hot climates.          {Barbados nuts}, the seeds of the {Jatropha curcas}, a plant             growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and             their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See             {Physic nut}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
[bd]A doctor of physik.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. A specific internal application for the cure or relief of             sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.          3. Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.          4. A physician. [R.] --Shak.          {Physic nut} (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous             tree ({Jatropha Curcas}), and its seeds, which are well             flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them             dangerous if eaten in large quantities.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ [or] Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.       A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a       cherry, etc.          {Barbados cherry} (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies             ({Malpighia}) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a             cherry.          {Barbados leg} (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to             hot climates.          {Barbados nuts}, the seeds of the {Jatropha curcas}, a plant             growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and             their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See             {Physic nut}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,       OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla;       cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp       hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.       {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U.       cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common       European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found       in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman       nettle of England.          Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related                to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:          {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus             {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also             called {nettle tree}.          {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See             under {Hemp}.          {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of             {Lamium}.          {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in             the United States, and related to the true nettles.          {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}.          {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}.          {nettle tree}.       (a) Same as {Hackberry}.       (b) See {Australian nettle} (above).          {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge             family ({Jatropha urens}).          {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings             severely, and is related to the true nettles.          {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and             used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.          {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the             effects of whipping with nettles.          {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jatrophic \Ja*troph"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the       genus {Jatropha}.