- cas·tor oil
- /ˈkæstɚ-, Brit ˈkɑːstər-/ noun [noncount]: a thick oil made from a tropical plant and used in the past as a medicine
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cas·tor oil
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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 … Useful english dictionary
castor oil — cas′tor oil′ n. chem. pha a colorless or pale oil from the castor bean, used as a lubricant and cathartic • Etymology: 1740–50; castor (perh. var. sp. of caster) +oil; perh. so called because of its purgative effect … From formal English to slang
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 — 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-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-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
