Castor-oil Plant

Of bush and Ricinus.   May also be referred to as Ricinus communis, castor bean plant, palma christ and palma christi.

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.

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    The toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil.