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Palma christi

Palma christi Meaning & Definition
Palma christi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palma christi?

[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 Palma christi: castor bean plant | castor-oil plant | palma christ | Ricinus communis

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

Palma christi In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes corrupted into {palmcrist}.]

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