Ricinus

Definition: Meaning of, Ricinus in English to English dictionary.

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Ricinus used in phrases

Ixodes ricinus (noun)
1. acute viral disease of the nervous system parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep ; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
Ricinus communis (noun)
1. 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
genus Ricinus (noun)
1. a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant
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Parts of Speech: adjective

of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

Ricinus communis