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  • noun Plural form of jatropha.

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Examples

  • Clearing larger plants that sequester carbon more effectively in order to make room for jatrophas will result in a major net contribution to CO2 emissions.

    Will This Weed Really ‘Save Humanity’? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • Africa Eco Foundation calculates that jatrophas and another oilseed tree called the maringa could be commercially viable on plantations of 1,000 hectares (2,400 acres), which would have a cheap tunnel-shaped greenhouse made from plastic film to grow seedlings.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • I'm growing jatrophas curcas in Brazil, it's an amazing tree!!

    unknown title 2009

  • I'm growing jatrophas curcas, it's an amazing tree

    unknown title 2009

  • GreenGold had signed up more working alliances and joint ventures with the indigenous people as jatrophas growers.

    unknown title 2009

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