key term
castor oil plant
Originalקִיקָיוֹן
Transliterationqîqāyôn
Strong'sH7021
Languagehebrew
Domainhealth
flowering plant in the spurge family; can grow to 3 m high; dark green fan-like leaves can reach half a meter across; produces bunches of prickly round seeds on a stalk; Ricinus communis - castor oil plant; oil of the bean was used for medicine, often as a purgative
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“castor oil plant.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/castor-oil-plant