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palma Christi

palma Christi noun: any castor oil plant of species Ricinus communis.

Noun

palma Christi (uncountable)

  1. Any castor oil plant of species Ricinus communis.
    • […] but if you finde that their encrease and continuance multiply with your labour, it shall be then good for you to plant in diuers places of your Garden the hearbe called Palma Christi, in other places Garlicke and in other places Onyons, and it is an assured rule that no Moale will come néere...1614, Gervase Markham, chapter 7, in The Second Booke of the English Husbandman, London: John Browne, pages 45–46
    • Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander went ashore upon the island, which they found not to be more than five hundred yards long, and one hundred broad; yet there was a house upon it, and a small plantation, where among other things was the Palma Christi, from which the castor oil is made in the West Indies […]1773, John Hawkesworth, chapter 12, in An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty: for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, volume 3, London: W. Strahan and T....

palma Christi meaning in Tamil

palma Christi in Tamil

ஆமணக்கு வகை சார்ந்த செடியினம்

Origin of palma Christi

From Latin palma Christi, “palm of Christ.”

Words formed from palma Christi

Questions about palma Christi

What does palma Christi mean?
Palma Christi means any castor oil plant of species Ricinus communis.
What is palma Christi in Tamil?
Palma Christi in Tamil is ஆமணக்கு வகை சார்ந்த செடியினம். See Palma Christi meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is palma Christi?
Palma Christi is a noun.

Words near palma Christi in the dictionary

  1. palm-oils
  2. palm-tree
  3. palm-trees
  4. palm-wine
  5. palma
  6. palma Christi
  7. Palma de Mallorca
  8. Palma-Perez
  9. Palma-Urbano
  10. palmable
  11. palmaceous

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