jatropha

British  

/ ˈdʒætrəfə /

noun

1. any plant of the genus Jatropha , esp the poisonous shrub Jatropha curcas , originating in Central America but also found in Asia and Africa; used mainly as a component for biofuel

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Etymology

Origin of jatropha

from Greek iatros physician + trophē nourishment

Example Sentences

The company is working to develop new feedstocks, and it is experimenting with safflower, sunflower and jatropha plants.

From New York Times • May 13, 2016

Airlines like United, KLM and Alaska Airlines have flown planes powered by oil made from algae, used vegetable cooking oil and plants like camelina and jatropha.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2014

The argument for growing jatropha was that it grew on marginal land and didn't affect any food growing.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2013

As the company has demonstrated elsewhere in the world, it is possible to make jet fuel from plant oils—whether they come from jatropha seeds, the flowering weed camelina or any other oil-producing plant.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2012

Grahame—that was my orchid man's name—pronounced the specimen to be an unclassified species of jatropha; belonging to the Curcas family.

From The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax