castor bean

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castor bean

noun castor beans

  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.

    Similar: castor oil bean, mole bean

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noun seed of the castor oil plant

Españolsemilla de ricino
日本語蓖麻子 himashi
中文蓖麻子 bìmázǐ
Portuguêsmamona, rícino
العربيةالخروع

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@misc{castor_bean_2026,
  title = {castor bean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/castor%20bean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}