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Meanings of palma christi in English

Portuguese
mamona
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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.

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Usage of palma christi in English
1
Is not the Palma Christi much affected by soil and situation?
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
2
The kheroa (Ricinus, or Palma Christi,) is likewise very common here.
Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories...
3
Castor oil is expressed from a West Indian shrub, called Palma Christi; and especially from the ripe seeds, which are full of this oil.
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
4
In the Hebrew it is Kikajon, which some render a gourd: others a palmerist, or palma Christi.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
5
Jarak (ricinus and Palma christi), from whence the castor oil is extracted, grows wild in abundance: especially near the sea-shore.
The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
Translations for palma christi
Portuguese
mamona