English Explanatory Dictionary

castor bean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A castor oil plant, of the species Ricinus communis.
  2. The seed of the castor oil plant, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.

Word forms

castor bean castor beans

Derived words

castor bean tick

Translations

Arabic: الخروع Bulgarian: рици́ново се́ме Chinese Mandarin: 蓖麻子 Dutch: ricinuszaad Dutch: castorzaad Dutch: wonderboon Finnish: risiinipapu Japanese: 蓖麻子 Kikuyu: mbarĩki Macedonian: рицинус Meru: mbarĩki Polish: nasiono rącznika pospolitego Punjabi: ਹਰਨੌਲ਼ੀ Spanish: semilla de ricino Tamil: ஆமணக்கு விதை Tamil: கொட்டைமுத்து
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