noun
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
• Syn: ↑castor-oil plant, ↑castor bean plant, ↑palma christi, ↑Ricinus communis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ricinus, ↑genus Ricinus
• Part Meronyms: ↑castor bean
Useful english dictionary. 2012.