The physic nut (Curcas purgans) is a bush or tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical America. It bears cymes of small greenish, bell-shaped flowers and yields a medicinal oil.
[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
Jatropha curcus noun 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