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castor-oil plant
- plant with oil-rich seeds: a tall tropical plant with large lobed leaves that is cultivated for ornament and for its seeds, from which castor oil is produced.
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Fruit of the Castor-Oil Plant (Nigel Cattlin/Holt Studios/Animals Animals)Fruit of the Castor-Oil Plant (Nigel Cattlin/Holt Studios/Animals Animals)
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    The castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It belongs to a monotypic genus, Ricinus, and subtribe, Ricininae.

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