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ricinus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ricinus \Ric"i*nus\, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Ricinus n : a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant [syn: {Ricinus}, {genus Ricinus}]
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