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Physic nut   Listen
noun
Physic  n.  
1.
The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the theory or practice of medicine; an archaic term, superseded by medicine. (archaic) "A doctor of physik."
2.
A specific internal application for the cure or relief of sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.
3.
Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.
4.
A physician. (R.)
Physic nut (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous tree (Jatropha Curcas), and its seeds, which are well flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them dangerous if eaten in large quantities.





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"Physic nut" Quotes from Famous Books



... JATROPHA CURCAS.—The physic nut tree of tropical America. This plant contains a milky, acrid, glutinous juice, which forms a permanent stain when dropped on linen, and which might form a good marking ink. Burning oil is expressed from the seeds in the Philippine Islands; ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


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