noun
a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
• Syn: ↑Ricinus
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family
• Member Meronyms: ↑castor-oil plant, ↑castor bean plant, ↑palma christi, ↑palma christ, ↑Ricinus communis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.