castor bean plant

Noun

1.

castor bean plant - 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 Synonyms: castor-oil plant, palma christ, palma christi, Ricinus communis

bush, castor bean, castor-oil plant, genus Ricinus, palma christ, palma christi, Ricinus, Ricinus communis, shrub