ricinus communis

Noun ricinus communis has 1 sense

• ricinus communis(n = noun.plant) castor bean plant, castor-oil plant, palma christ, palma christi - 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;
has parts: castor bean
is a member of genus ricinus, ricinus
is a kind of bush, shrub