RICINUS

Meaning of RICINUS in English

noun a genus of plants of the spurge family, containing but one species (r. communis), the castor-oil plant. the fruit is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. ·see palma christi.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

RICINUS — ˈris ə nəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tick, castor-oil plant (perhaps from the resemblance of its seed to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICINUS — (n.) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit …
Английский словарь Webster
RICINUS — ( n. ) A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RICINUS — n. type of plant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
RICINUS OIL — noun Etymology: New Latin Ricinus : castor oil
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICINUS OIL — /ris"euh neuhs/ , Chem. See castor oil . [ 1685-95; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RICINOLEIC ACID — noun Etymology: Latin ricinus + English oleic acid Date: 1848 an oily unsaturated hydroxy fatty acid C 18 H 34 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
LYME DISEASE — ˈlīm- noun also lyme or lyme borreliosis Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: from Lyme , Connecticut, where it was first …
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RICINULEI — ˌris ə nˈ(y)ülēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, plural diminutive of Latin ricinus tick : a small order …
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RICINIDAE — rə̇ˈsinəˌdē, rīˈs- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Ricinus, type genus (from Latin ricinus tick, louse) + -idae …
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DOG TICK — noun : any of several ticks infesting dogs and commonly other animals: as a. : american dog tick b. : …
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CASTOR-OIL PLANT — noun : a tropical African and Asiatic herb ( Ricinus communis ) naturalized in all tropical countries and growing as …
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CASTOR OIL — noun Etymology: castor (I) + oil; probably from a supposed connection with the substance castor : a colorless to amber …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CASTOR-BEAN TICK — noun : a widely distributed tick ( Ixodes ricinus ) that resembles the castor-bean seed in color and shape, lives …
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PALMIC — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate …
Английский словарь Webster
PALMA CHRISTI — () A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, …
Английский словарь Webster
CASTOR OIL — () A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh …
Английский словарь Webster
CASTOR BEAN — () The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
Английский словарь Webster
PALMIC — ( a. ) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PALMA CHRISTI — A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTOR OIL — A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTOR BEAN — The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RICIN — /ruy"sin, ris"in/ , n. Chem. a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant. [ 1895-1900; Ricinus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — /kas"teuhr oyl", kah"steuhr-/ a tall plant, Ricinus communis, of the spurge family, cultivated for its ornamental foliage and having poisonous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CASTOR OIL — a colorless to pale yellow, viscid liquid, usually obtained from the castor bean by a pressing process: used as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RICIN — noun Etymology: Latin ricinus castor-oil plant Date: 1896 : a poisonous protein in the castor bean
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CASTOR-OIL PLANT — Date: 1836 : a tropical Old World herb ( Ricinus communis ) widely grown as an ornamental or for its …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CASTOR OIL — also called Ricinus Oil, nonvolatile fatty oil obtained from the seeds of the castor bean, Ricinus communis, of the spurge …
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

Webster English vocab

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