Ricinus
"Ricinus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. The seed of Ricinus communis L. is the CASTOR BEAN which is the source of CASTOR OIL; RICIN; and other lectins.
| Descriptor ID |
D012278
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.350.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Ricinus- Ricinus
- Castor Oil Plant
- Castor Oil Plants
- Oil Plant, Castor
- Oil Plants, Castor
- Plant, Castor Oil
- Plants, Castor Oil
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