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physic nut

DEFINITIONS OF: physic nut

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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

Synonyms:
Jatropha curcus
Type of:
angiospermous tree, flowering tree
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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