1. Unclassified
A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid.
2. Noun
a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor-oil plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically
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