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purging nut

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noun

  1. physic nut.

Etymology

Origin of purging nut

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

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Curcas oil is produced in Portugal from the seeds of the "purging nut tree," which is similar to the castor oil plant, and is cultivated in Cape Verde Islands and other Portuguese Colonies.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

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