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castor-oil plant

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Noun

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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castor bean plant palma christi palma christ Ricinus communis

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