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Ricinus

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Ric´i`nus
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (Ricinus communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil is expressed. See Palma Christi.
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Noun1.Ricinus - a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plantRicinus - a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
genus Ricinus
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales
castor bean plant, castor-oil plant, palma christ, palma christi, Ricinus communis - 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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It is, of course oil extracted from the large seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.
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