jatrophan.

Brit.

/ˈdʒatrəfə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒætrəfə/

Forms: 1700s iatropa, 1700s–1800s iatropha, 1700s– jatropha.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Jatropha, genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 1006), apparently < ancient Greek ἰατρός (see iatro- comb. form) + τροϕή food, nourishment + scientific Latin -a -a suffix¹.

Any of various shrubs, trees, and succulent plants now or formerly included in the genus Jatropha (family Euphorbiaceae); esp. (in early use) the cassava, Manihot esculenta, and (in later use) the physic nut, J. curcas. Also (in form Jatropha): the genus itself.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun]

physic nut1657

milk-bush1696

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jatropha1754

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Jew bush1830

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1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 1982/2 Manihot, or manioc, in botany, a plant otherwise called jatropha.

1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) ii. vii. 246 I had an opportunity this day of collecting a variety of specimens and seeds of vegetables, some of which appeared new to me, particularly Sophora, Cistus, Tradescantia, Hypoxis, Iatropa, Gerardia, [etc.].

1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain I. 149 Their intoxicating liquors are rum, a fermentation of maize and the root of the jatropha, and especially the wine..called pulque.

1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. 273 The name casabi or cassave is employed only for the bread made with the roots of the iatropha.

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. 294 Tree-nettles (Jatrophas).

1947 Econ. Bot. 1 23/1 A member of the spurge family, manioc is a relative of the spine-studded, stinging jatrophas, the common poinsettia, and the Pará rubber tree—all producing a milky juice or latex.

1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 128/2 Jatropha is a tropical plant and needs a minimum temperature of 10°C (50°F) to thrive.

2007 Nature 11 Oct. 653/1 Although there is reason to be enthusiastic about jatropha's potential as a biodiesel feedstock in India and beyond,..it has never really been domesticated.

Compounds

General attributive, as jatropha bush, jatropha oil, jatropha plant, jatropha seed, jatropha tree, etc.

ΚΠ

1848 London Med. Gaz. 7 116/2 This case indicates that the primary action of jatropha seeds is that of an irritant.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 879/2 Jatropha oil. The uses of this oil from the Jatropha curcas as a drying oil have as yet hardly been tried.

1889 Newbery House Mag. Sept. 350 To tumble into a Jatropha bush..was never the pleasantest incident of a day's ramble, as the weed combines the prickliness of the thistle with the poison of the stinging nettle.

1911 W. I. Pierce Plain Talks on Materia Medica 525 Much of the commercial croton oil is made from the jatropha seeds.

1961 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 5 May c6/1 Your plant seems to be the Cassava... It is related to the Castor bean and the Jatropha plant.

2005 Guardian 23 Feb. i. 20/6 The fuel is produced from the seeds of jatropha trees, which are fed into refineries.

Derivatives

jatrophic adj. relating to or derived from plants of the genus Jatropha, especially J. Curcas and its seeds.

jatrophine n. a poison derived from J. manihot.

ΚΠ

1867 C. L. Bloxam Chemistry 486 A deleterious substance, which has been named jatrophine.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jatropha
释义	jatrophan. Brit. /ˈdʒatrəfə/, U.S. /ˈdʒætrəfə/ Forms: 1700s iatropa, 1700s–1800s iatropha, 1700s– jatropha. Etymology: < scientific Latin Jatropha, genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 1006), apparently < ancient Greek ἰατρός (see iatro- comb. form) + τροϕή food, nourishment + scientific Latin -a -a suffix¹. Any of various shrubs, trees, and succulent plants now or formerly included in the genus Jatropha (family Euphorbiaceae); esp. (in early use) the cassava, Manihot esculenta, and (in later use) the physic nut, J. curcas. Also (in form Jatropha): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > names applied to various species of trees or shrubs > [noun] purslanec1400 mast tree1597 laburnum1693 whitebark1700 jatropha1754 quince1794 honey bush1813 snake-wood1832 ake1835 akeake1841 fire tree1851 flame-tree1866 subtree1878 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > spurges and allies > [noun] physic nut1657 milk-bush1696 milk-tree1698 poison-bush1740 jatropha1754 milky-hedge1773 milk hedge1780 chandelier plant1827 Jew bush1830 candelabrum1834 poinsettia1836 slipper-plant1848 coquillo1851 zebra poison1871 oil tree1879 picture-tree1885 slipper spurs1887 monkey fiddle1913 milk plant1965 stringwood- 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 1982/2 Manihot, or manioc, in botany, a plant otherwise called jatropha. 1792 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina (new ed.) ii. vii. 246 I had an opportunity this day of collecting a variety of specimens and seeds of vegetables, some of which appeared new to me, particularly Sophora, Cistus, Tradescantia, Hypoxis, Iatropa, Gerardia, [etc.]. 1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain I. 149 Their intoxicating liquors are rum, a fermentation of maize and the root of the jatropha, and especially the wine..called pulque. 1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. 273 The name casabi or cassave is employed only for the bread made with the roots of the iatropha. 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. 294 Tree-nettles (Jatrophas). 1947 Econ. Bot. 1 23/1 A member of the spurge family, manioc is a relative of the spine-studded, stinging jatrophas, the common poinsettia, and the Pará rubber tree—all producing a milky juice or latex. 1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 128/2 Jatropha is a tropical plant and needs a minimum temperature of 10°C (50°F) to thrive. 2007 Nature 11 Oct. 653/1 Although there is reason to be enthusiastic about jatropha's potential as a biodiesel feedstock in India and beyond,..it has never really been domesticated. Compounds General attributive, as jatropha bush, jatropha oil, jatropha plant, jatropha seed, jatropha tree, etc. ΚΠ 1848 London Med. Gaz. 7 116/2 This case indicates that the primary action of jatropha seeds is that of an irritant. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 879/2 Jatropha oil. The uses of this oil from the Jatropha curcas as a drying oil have as yet hardly been tried. 1889 Newbery House Mag. Sept. 350 To tumble into a Jatropha bush..was never the pleasantest incident of a day's ramble, as the weed combines the prickliness of the thistle with the poison of the stinging nettle. 1911 W. I. Pierce Plain Talks on Materia Medica 525 Much of the commercial croton oil is made from the jatropha seeds. 1961 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 5 May c6/1 Your plant seems to be the Cassava... It is related to the Castor bean and the Jatropha plant. 2005 Guardian 23 Feb. i. 20/6 The fuel is produced from the seeds of jatropha trees, which are fed into refineries. Derivatives jatrophic adj. relating to or derived from plants of the genus Jatropha, especially J. Curcas and its seeds. jatrophine n. a poison derived from J. manihot. ΚΠ 1867 C. L. Bloxam Chemistry 486 A deleterious substance, which has been named jatrophine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1754
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