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ricinus
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ricinus, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.].
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 expressed. See Palma Christi. [1913 Webster]
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