purging nut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of purging nut
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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Physic′iancy, post or office of physician; Physic′ianship; Phys′ic-nut, Barbadoes or Purging nut, the seeds of Jatropha curcas.—Physic garden, a botanical garden.
From Project Gutenberg
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 Project Gutenberg
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