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Detailed Synonyms for castor-oil plant in English
castor-oil plant:
castor-oil plant [the ~] noun
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the castor-oil plant
– 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 1the Ricinus communis; the castor bean plant; the castor-oil plant; the palma christ; the 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 1