Meaning of PALMA CHRISTI
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[n] 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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| | Synonyms: | | castor bean plant, castor-oil plant, palma christ, Ricinus communis |
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| | See Also: | | bush, castor bean, genus Ricinus, Ricinus, shrub | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.)
A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and
palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the
tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate
regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes
corrupted into {palmcrist}.]
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