Adjacent Words
ricikekricilef
Ricimer
ricin
ricin toxin
Ricinelaidic
Ricinelaidin
Ricinic
Ricinine
Ricinoleate
ricinoleic
ricinoleic acid
Ricinolein
Ricinolic
Ricinus communis
Rick
Rickenbacker
Ricker
ricketiness
Ricketish
Rickets
rickettsia
Rickettsiaceae
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant [syn: Ricinus, genus Ricinus]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Ricinus Ric"i*nus, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.) 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.
