Thesaurus: ricinus
A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.
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- n. A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.
- A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three- celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.
- A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but onespecies (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil issexpressed. See Palma Christi.
- n a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant