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
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| Ricinus communis |
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| castor bean plant |
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| castor-oil plant |
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| palma christ |
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| palma christi |
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