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Palma Christi

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
castor-oil plant
plural
Palma Christis
possessive
Palma Christi's
pluralpossessive
Palma Christis'