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  1. castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christi, palma christ, Ricinus communisnoun

    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

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  1. palma christi

    Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae. The evolution of castor and its relation to other species are currently being studied using modern genetic tools. It reproduces with a mixed pollination system which favors selfing by geitonogamy but at the same time can be an out-crosser by anemophily (wind pollination) or entomophily (insect pollination).Its seed is the castor bean, which, despite its name, is not a bean (that is, the seed of many Fabaceae). Castor is indigenous to the southeastern Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Africa, and India, but is widespread throughout tropical regions (and widely grown elsewhere as an ornamental plant).Castor seed is the source of castor oil, which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in triglycerides, mainly ricinolein. The seed also contains ricin, a highly potent water-soluble toxin, which is also present in lower concentrations throughout the plant. The plant known as "false castor oil plant", Fatsia japonica, is not closely related.

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  1. palma christi

    Palma Christi, also known as Ricinus Communis, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is also commonly known as the castor oil plant. The name "Palma Christi" means "Palm of Christ", likely referring to the plant's supposed healing properties. Castor seeds are notable for their high oil content, which is used for medicinal purposes, particularly as a laxative.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Palma Christi

    a plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant

  2. Etymology: [L., palm of Christ.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of palma christi in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of palma christi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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