castor_bean_plant | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | palma_christi palma_christ Ricinus_communis castor-oil_plant | |
Related terms: | shrub Ricinus castor_bean | |
Similar spelling: |
castor-oil_plant cast-iron_plant |