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English noun: palma christ

1. palma christ (plant) 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


Synonymscastor bean plant, castor-oil plant, palma christi, Ricinus communis


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Part holonymcastor bean


Member meronymgenus Ricinus, Ricinus









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