castor bean
Americannoun
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another name for castor-oil plant
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the seed of this plant
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of castor bean
1810–20, short for castor-oil bean
Example Sentences
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“Those, over there, are actually castor bean stalks,” Kleckner said as we zoomed past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024
Other formulas are based on plant oils, including castor bean, cedarwood, clove and peppermint.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
The pollen grains of various common plants like sunflower, morning glories, prairie hollyhock, oriental lily, evening primrose and castor bean — magnified 500 times and colorized in this image — display intricate patterns.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2022
As an example, she points to the black-legged tick and the castor bean tick Ixodes ricinus, both of which spread Lyme disease.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 25, 2022
Remember again that when these combat planes were contracted for the only known lubricating oil adapted to their delicate parts was an oil made from the castor bean.
From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various
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