genus ricinus

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   a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant

   SynonymsRicinus

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofEuphorbiaceae

Questions about genus ricinus

What does genus ricinus mean?

genus ricinus means "a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant".

What is another word for genus ricinus?

Close synonyms include Ricinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ricinus a common word?

genus ricinus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.