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Ricinus — noun a genus of herb having only one known species: castor oil plant • Syn: ↑genus Ricinus • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ricinus communis — Oil Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ricinus — A genus of plants (family Euphorbiaceae) with one species, R. communis, the castor oil plant, the source of castor oil; the leaves are said to be a galactagogue. SYN: castor bean. [L.] * * * ric·i·nus ris ən əs n 1) … Medical dictionary
Ricinus — ID 71904 Symbol Key RICIN Common Name ricinus Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA … USDA Plant Characteristics
Ricinus communis — 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 • Syn: ↑castor oil plant, ↑castor bean plant,… … Useful english dictionary
Ricinus communis — ID 71905 Symbol Key RICO3 Common Name castorbean Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Ricinus — Ric i*nus, n. [L., the castor oil plant.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species ({Ricinus communis}), the castor oil plant. The fruit is three celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ricinus communis — Ricinus Ric i*nus, n. [L., the castor oil plant.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species ({Ricinus communis}), the castor oil plant. The fruit is three celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ricinus oil — noun Etymology: New Latin Ricinus : castor oil * * * /ris euh neuhs/, Chem. See castor oil. [1685 95; NL, the genus name; L: lit., tick (parasite), allegedly so called in reference to the appearance of the seeds] … Useful english dictionary
genus Ixodes — noun type genus of the family Ixodidae • Syn: ↑Ixodes • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ixodidae, ↑family Ixodidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
