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castor-oil plant

DEFINITIONS OF: castor-oil plant

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n 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

Synonyms:
Ricinus communis, castor bean plant, palma christ, palma christi
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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