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Ricinus communis, the castor bean [1] or castor oil plant, [2] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus , Ricinus , and subtribe , Ricininae .
The term pulse is used for the seeds of plants from the Fabaceae family (legumes), such as beans, pea, lentil and chickpea. Pulses supply proteins and form chief source in vegetarian food. Leguminous plants fix nitrogen in root nodules - produced with the help of nitrogen fixing bacteria.
Flower spikes of purple loosestrife can be seen blooming from roadside ditches across Northern Michigan. This invasive plant is easily spread but can be controlled by cutting and bagging the ...
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Castor oil plant, plant from which castor bean grows Castor oil, oil of the castor bean; Castor wax, produced from castor oil; Castor, a genus name of the beaver. Castoreum, natural scent derived from the beaver
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Swallowing castor beans rarely proves to be fatal unless the bean is thoroughly chewed. The survival rate of castor bean ingestion is 98%. [8] In 2013 a 37-year-old woman in the United States survived after ingesting 30 beans. [41] In another case, a man ingested 200 castor beans mixed with juice in a blender and survived. [42]