genus ricinus

Noun
  1. A genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant (synset 112945212)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym: 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
    belongs to: euphorbiaceae, family euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geraniales
    same as: ricinus

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