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castor-oil plant Cluster of spiky green castor bean pods (Ricinus communis) on a plant, with large serrated leaves in the background against a clear sky. Castor bean seeds Eudicotyledon Castor bean (Ricinus communis) with details of (left) seeds and (right) fruit.
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Castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis).
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Fruits of the castor-oil plant, or castor bean (Ricinus communis).
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Castor bean seeds
The source of castor oil, castor bean seeds are used to make oil cakes. Unprocessed...
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Eudicotyledon
Young castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) displaying its two prominent cotyledons,...
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Castor bean (Ricinus communis) with details of (left) seeds and (right) fruit.
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