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English noun: castor-oil plant

1. castor-oil plant (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, palma christ, palma christi, Ricinus communis


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Part holonymcastor bean


Member meronymgenus Ricinus, Ricinus









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