- cas|tor-oil plant
- cas|tor-oil plant «KAS tuhr OYL, KAHS-»,a tall, tropical plant of the spurge family, probably native to Africa, but now widely distributed in all tropical regions. Its seeds yield castor oil.
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cas|tor-oil plant
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cas·tor oil — /ˈkæstɚ , Brit ˈkɑːstər / noun [noncount] : a thick oil made from a tropical plant and used in the past as a medicine … Useful english dictionary
castor-oil plant — cas′tor oil′ plant pln a tall plant, Ricinus communis, of the spurge family, cultivated for its ornamental foliage and poisonous seeds that yield castor oil Also called castor bean 2) • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
Castor-oil plant — Castor oil Cas tor oil (k[a^]s t[ e]r oil ). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. [1913 Webster] {Castor oil plant}. Same as {Palma … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Castor oil — Cas tor oil (k[a^]s t[ e]r oil ). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. [1913 Webster] {Castor oil plant}. Same as {Palma Christi}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castor-oilplant — cas·tor oil plant (kăsʹtər oilʹ) n. A poisonous, ornamental, tropical African herb or tree (Ricinus communis) having palmately lobed leaves and unisexual flowers and yielding a seed oil of commercial and medicinal value. * * * … Universalium
Palma Christi — Castor oil Cas tor oil (k[a^]s t[ e]r oil ). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. [1913 Webster] {Castor oil plant}. Same as {Palma … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ricinus communis — Castor oil Cas tor oil (k[a^]s t[ e]r oil ). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. [1913 Webster] {Castor oil plant}. Same as {Palma … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castor bean — cas′tor bean n. 1) pln the poisonous seed of the castor oil plant 2) pln castor oil plant … From formal English to slang
castor bean — SYN: Ricinus. * * * cas·tor bean kas tər n the very poisonous seed of the castor oil plant also CASTOR OIL PLANT * * * 1. Ricinus communis. 2. the seed of R. communis, which yields castor oil but is also toxic … Medical dictionary
Castor bean — Cas tor bean (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor oil plant ({Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}.) [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
