different between jojoba vs jatropha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowi.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??h??b?/, /h???h??b?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ho??ho?b?/, /h??ho?b?/, enPR: h?-h??b?, h?-h??b?
• Hyphenation: jo?jo?ba

Noun

jojoba (plural jojobas)

1. A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

Synonyms

• (Simmondsia chinensis): goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, gray box bush

Derived terms

• jojoba ester
• jojoba oil

Translations

See also

• jujube

References

• jojoba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Simmondsia chinensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Simmondsia chinensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xo?xoba/, [xo?xo.??a]

Noun

jojoba f (plural jojobas)

1. jojoba (plant)

Further reading

• jojoba on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?at??f?/

Noun

jatropha (plural jatrophas)

1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.

French

Noun

jatropha m or f (plural jatrophas)

1. jatropha