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n. Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.

n. A genus of plants of the natural order Euphorbiaceæ, and tribe Crotoneæ, embracing some 68 species belonging to the warmer parts of both hemispheres, but chiefly American.

n. a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

"But with oil prices surging, the lowly jatropha is experiencing a renaissance of sorts - as a potential source for fuel for trucks and power stations."

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