Definition of ricinus
English to English noun - a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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ricinus, ricinic, raciness, resinous, richness, rockiness, riskiness, racing, rising, rurigenous, racking, ruching, recense, raising, rocking, rigging, resinaceous, racemous, reigning, reaching
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