| 释义 | 
		ric·i·nus \ˈrisənəs\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, tick, castor-oil plant (perhaps from the resemblance of its seed to a tick) 1. capitalized  : a genus of plants (family Euphorbiaceae) having large palmate leaves and monoecious flowers with very numerous stamens — see castor-oil plant 2. -es  : any plant of the genus Ricinus |