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‖ ricinus Bot.|ˈrɪsɪnəs|
[L. ricinus (Pliny).]
A genus of plants, of which the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis) is the type.
1694T. R. in Phil. Trans. XVIII. 277 A sort of Ricinus or Palma Christi. a1726H. Barham Hort. Amer. (1794) 159 There are many sorts of ricinus in America. 1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 324 Ricinus, Bastard, Croton. 1800Asiat. Ann. Reg. V. 4/1 The stems of Oshar-trees, or of ricinus, not stripped of their soft leaves. 1841Penny Cycl. XX. 6/1 A peculiar variety of Ricinus, called R. ruber,..which yields an oil called carapat. |