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"Ricinus"
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castor
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genus
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spurge
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palma
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communis
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.
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a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
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