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noun
Any castor oil plant of species Ricinus communis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christ, Ricinus communis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
From Latin palma Christi, “palm of Christ.”
