Definition of ricinus Ricinus
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What does ricinus mean?
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| ricinus - a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant | ||
| genus Ricinus | ||
| rosid dicot genus a genus of dicotyledonous plants | ||
| euphorbiaceae, family euphorbiaceae, spurge family a family of plants of order Geraniales | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ricinus (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.
