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Significados de palma christ en inglés

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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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Examples for "castor-oil plant"
Examples for "castor-oil plant"
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The Castor-oil plant is found growing abundantly in Sumatra, particularly near the sea-shore.
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
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The pellet contained ricin, the poisonous extract of the castor bean plant.
Wicked plants
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The castor bean plant is a friggin' ornamental.
Flash and Bones
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And, at least in the dreams of scientists, the genetic makeup of ricin could help identity the single castor bean plant that produced it.
Wired
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Is not the Palma Christi much affected by soil and situation?
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
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The kheroa (Ricinus, or Palma Christi,) is likewise very common here.
Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories...
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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 ...
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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
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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...
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It is a deadly natural poison that can be extracted from the beans of the castor oil plant Ricinus communis.
The Irish Times
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