Definition of ricinus communis Ricinus communis
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What does ricinus communis mean?
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| ricinus communis - 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 christi, 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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