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Castor-oil plant

Castor-oil plant Meaning & Definition
Castor-oil plant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Castor-oil plant?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Castor-oil plant: castor bean plant | palma christ | palma christi | Ricinus communis

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See Also | bush | castor bean | genus Ricinus | Ricinus | shrub

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