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A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid.

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  1. A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid.
  2. n. a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
  3. A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorus and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
  4. A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds ofthe Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil isinodorus and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.