HyperDic: ricinus

English > 1 sense of the word Ricinus:
NOUNplantRicinus, genus Ricinusa genus of herb having only one known species
English > Ricinus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant.
Synonymgenus Ricinus
Member ofEuphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge familyA family of plants of order Geraniales
Memberscastor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christi, palma christ, Ricinus communislarge shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin
Broaderrosid dicot genusA genus of dicotyledonous plants
Spanishgenus ricinus, ricinus
Catalangenus ricinus, ricinus

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