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. The seed of Ricinus communis 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) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.350.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Ricinus communis- Ricinus communis
- Castor Oil Plant
- Castor Oil Plants
- Plant, Castor Oil
- Plants, Castor Oil
- Castor Bean Plant
- Castor Bean Plants
- Plant, Castor Bean
- Plants, Castor Bean
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Weber RW. Castor bean, Ricinus communis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Feb; 104(2):A4.