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Ricinus
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ricinus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/ricinus.html. 1828.