genus Jatropha ge·nus·jat·ropha uncommon noun 1. a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae SynonymsJatrophagenus Jatropha Related words Broader terms rosid dicot genus Parts Euphorbiaceae Part of physic nut WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
