CASTOR-OIL PLANT

Meaning of CASTOR-OIL PLANT in English

/kas"teuhr oyl", kah"steuhr-/

a tall plant, Ricinus communis, of the spurge family, cultivated for its ornamental foliage and having poisonous seeds that are the source of castor oil. Also called castor bean .

[ 1835-45 ]

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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — noun Date: 1836 a tropical Old World herb ( Ricinus communis ) widely grown as an ornamental or for its …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — Large plant ( Ricinus communis ) of the spurge family, probably native to Africa and naturalized throughout the tropics. It …
Английский словарь Британика
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — noun : a tropical African and Asiatic herb ( Ricinus communis ) naturalized in all tropical countries and growing as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASTOR OIL PLANT — n. tall plant of the spurge family having ornamental foliage and poisonous beans that are the source of castor oil
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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — Date: 1836 : a tropical Old World herb ( Ricinus communis ) widely grown as an ornamental or for its …
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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — Function: noun Date: 1836 : a tropical Old World herb ( Ricinus communis ) widely grown as an ornamental or …
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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — [castor-oil plant] n (1836): a tropical Old World herb (Ricinus communis) widely grown as an ornamental or for its oil-rich …
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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — (Ricinus communis), large plant, of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), grown commercially for the pharmaceutical and industrial uses of its oil …
Britannica English vocabulary
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — Large plant ( Ricinus communis ) of the spurge family, probably native to Africa and naturalized throughout the tropics. It …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — бот. клещевина, рацинник, касторовый боб (ботаника) клещевина, рецинник, касторовый (Picinus communis)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — бот. клещевина, рацинник, касторовый боб ( Ricinus communis )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — бот. клещевина, рацинник, касторовый боб
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — бот. клещевина, рацинник, касторовый боб ( Ricinus communis )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — бот. клещевина, рацинник, касторовый боб ( Ricinus communis )
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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — клещевина обыкновенная (Ricinus communis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — клещевина обыкновенная ( Ricinus communis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — бот. клещевина, рацинник, касторовый боб (ботаника) клещевина, рецинник, касторовый (Picinus communis)
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CASTOR — County: Cambridgeshire Post Code: PE5
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CASTOR — n beaver (1. [Zool.]; 2. beaver hat) Castor (cás-) npr Castor (1. [Gr. Mythol.]; 2. [Astron.])
Interlingua English vocab
CASTOR — ~
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CASTOR — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kastōr Date: 15th century one of the Dioscuri, the more northern of the two bright …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLANT — I Any organism in the kingdom Plantae, consisting of multicellular, eukaryotic life forms (see eukaryote ) with six fundamental characteristics: …
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OIL — I Any greasy substance liquid at room temperature and insoluble in water. It may be a fixed (nonvolatile) oil, an …
Английский словарь Британика
PLANT — I. ˈplant, ˈplaa(ə)nt, ˈplaint, ˈplȧnt verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English planten, from Old English plantian, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OIL — I. ˈȯi]l dial ˈī]l, esp before pause or consonant ]əl\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English …
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CASTOR — I. ˈkastə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai-, -ˈȧ- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kastōr, from Kastōr Castor, one of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASTOR — (n.) Alt. of Castorite
Английский словарь Webster
CASTOR — (n.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
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CASTOR — (n.) See Caster, a small wheel.
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CASTOR — (n.) A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
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OIL — — oilless , adj. — oillessness , n. — oillike , adj. /oyl/ , n. 1. any of a large …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTOR — /kas"teuhr, kah"steuhr/ , n. Astron. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Gemini, the more northerly of the …
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CASTOR — castor 1 /kas"teuhr, kah"steuhr/ , n. 1. Also, castoreum . a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted …
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CASTOR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kastōr, from Kastōr Castor Date: 14th century 1. : beaver 1a 2. …
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PLANT — noun the sole of the foot. 2. plant ·noun a plan; an artifice; a swindle; a trick. 3. plant ·noun …
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CASTOR — noun ·see caster, a small wheel. 2. castor ·noun a heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats. 3. castor ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
CASTOR — [cas.tor] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk kastor, fr. Kastor Castor] (14c) 1: beaver 1a 2: castoreum 3: a beaver …
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PLANT — (kingdom Plantae), multicellular, eukaryotic life form fundamentally characterized by (1) an almost exclusively photosynthetic mode of nutrition, in which the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CASTOR — also called Alpha Geminorum, multiple star having at least six component stars, in the zodiacal constellation Gemini. The stars Castor …
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CASTOR — castor, C~ BrE AmE ˈkɑːst ə § ˈkæst- AmE \ ˈkæst ə r (= caster) ▷ castor|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLANT — / plɑːnt; NAmE plænt/ noun , verb ■ noun LIVING THING 1. [ C ] a living thing that grows …
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OIL — / ɔɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a thick liquid that is found in …
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PLANT — I. plant 1 S2 W1 /plɑːnt $ plænt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ plant , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OIL — I. oil 1 S2 W1 /ɔɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: oile , …
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OIL — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CASTOR — n. (also caster) 1 a small swivelled wheel (often one of a set) fixed to a leg (or the underside) …
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OIL — n. & v. n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CASTOR — n. (also caster) 1 a small swivelled wheel (often one of a set) fixed to a leg (or the underside) …
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OIL — n. & v. --n. 1. any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic …
Oxford English vocab
CASTOR — 1. n. (also caster) 1. a small swivelled wheel (often one of a set) fixed to a leg (or the …
Oxford English vocab
PLANT — ( plants, planting, planted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A plant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OIL — ( oils, oiling, oiled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Oil is …
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PLANT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chemical plant (= factory producing chemicals ) ▪ There has been an explosion …
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OIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer/phone/oil etc company ▪ an international oil company an energy/oil/fuel crisis ▪ There …
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CASTOR
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PLANT — n. oyster plant bedding plant carnivorous plant castor oil plant century plant flowering plant indigo plant pitcher plant plant virus …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OIL — n. Arabian American Oil Company crude oil castor oil plant cod liver oil essential oil Gulf Oil Corp. Millikan oil …
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PLANT — Synonyms and related words : accouterments, adulterate, agent provocateur, amphibian, angiosperm, annual, apparatus, appliances, appointments, appurtenances, aquatic plant, armament, armory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OIL — Synonyms and related words : Barbados tar, Haliver Oil, Macassar oil, absinthe, adipose tissue, adulation, aid, alcohol, animal oils, anoint, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CASTOR — A hat. To prig a castor; to steal a hat.
Slang English vocab
CASTOR — [Greek heroic] Castor, a figure in Greek mythology the twin brother of Polydeuces (Pollux), is one of the twin stars …
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OIL — Of the numerous substances, animal and vegetable, which were known to the ancients as yielding oil, the olive berry is …
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PLANT
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OIL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) хим. масло (обык. минеральное) fixed oils, fatty oils ≈ жирные (нелетучие) масла volatile oils, essential …
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