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Meaning of 'ricinus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ricinus [ n.]
- A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.

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