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castor bean
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castor bean
n.
1. The castor-oil plant.
2. The poisonous seed of the castor-oil plant, from which castor oil is obtained.
[castor (oil) + bean.]
castor bean
n US and Canadian
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for castor-oil plant
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seed of this plant
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Noun1.castor bean - the toxic seed of the castor-oil plantcastor bean - the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil
oil-rich seed, oilseed - any of several seeds that yield oil
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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