castor-oil plant (n)
castor bean plant (n)
palma christi (n)
palma christ (n)
Ricinus communis (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 20
def 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
def widely naturalized throughout the tropics
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Hypernym shrub, bush
Member holonym Ricinus, genus Ricinus
Part meronym castor bean
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Part holonym castor bean
Member meronym Ricinus, genus Ricinus
Hyponym shrub, bush

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