| Definition of 'ricinus' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Ricinus, genus Ricinus
a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
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1. (noun) ricinus
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
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| Definition of 'ricinus' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. ricinus
A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. The seed of Ricinus communis L. is the CASTOR BEAN which is the source of CASTOR OIL; RICIN; and other lectins.
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