Definition of palma christi Palma christi
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What does palma christi mean?
WordNet
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| palma christi - 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 | ||
| castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christ, Ricinus communis | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| genus ricinus, ricinus a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palma christi
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.
