PALMA CHRISTI
\pˈɑːmə kɹˈɪsti], \pˈɑːmə kɹˈɪsti], \p_ˈɑː_m_ə k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_t_i]\
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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
By Princeton University
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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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; - called also castor-oil plant.
By Oddity Software