English noun: Ricinus communis | |||
1. | Ricinus communis (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 | ||
Synonyms | castor bean plant, castor-oil plant, palma christ, palma christi | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Part holonym | castor bean | ||
Member meronym | genus Ricinus, Ricinus | ||