Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ricinus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ricinus \Ric"i*nus\, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one
species ({R. communis}), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is
three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which
castor oil iss expressed. See {Palma Christi}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ricinus
n : a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil
plant [syn: {Ricinus}, {genus Ricinus}]
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