| 单词 | castor-oil plant or tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmascastor-oil plant or tree C1. attributive, as in castor-oil plant or tree.Cf. also N.E.D. (1889): ‘“Castor oil pills” is now a popular name for certain pills which have the same laxative effect but contain no castor oil.’ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > castor-oil plant or bean ricinusOE oil treea1425 Palma Christic1450 man's motherworta1500 tick-seed1562 tick-weed1563 finger orchis1597 kick1597 steadfast1597 palmchrist1611 oil-nut1694 oilseed1760 castor-oil bean1814 castor-bean1819 castor-oil plant1839 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xxiii. 587 An occasional green castor-oil plant,..may be met with. 1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. xv. 272 The Palma-Christi, or castor-oil-plant. 1987 K. Rushworth Tree Planting & Managem. (1990) 178/2 Prickly Castor-Oil Tree..This makes a deciduous tree of upright and rather open habit with large leaves, often to 35cm. < as lemmas |
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