Meanings
nouncastor bean (plural castor beans)
plural castor beans
- A castor oil plant, of the species Ricinus communis.
- The seed of the castor oil plant, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.
Synonyms: castor oil bean, mole bean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe seed of the castor oil plant, used in the production of castor oil and of the poison ricin.
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Translations
Arabic الخروع
- الخروعseed of the castor oil plant
Bulgarian рици́ново се́ме
- рици́ново се́ме (ricínovo séme)seed of the castor oil plant
Chinese Mandarin 蓖麻子
- 蓖麻子 (bìmázǐ)seed of the castor oil plant
Dutch ricinuszaad, castorzaad
- ricinuszaadseed of the castor oil plant
- castorzaadseed of the castor oil plant
- wonderboonseed of the castor oil plant
Finnish risiinipapu
- risiinipapuseed of the castor oil plant
Japanese 蓖麻子
- 蓖麻子 (himashi)seed of the castor oil plant
Polish nasiono rącznika pospolitego
- nasiono rącznika pospolitegoseed of the castor oil plant
Portuguese mamona, rícino
- mamonaseed of the castor oil plant
- rícinoseed of the castor oil plant
Punjabi ਹਰਨੌਲ਼ੀ
- ਹਰਨੌਲ਼ੀ (harnauḷī)seed of the castor oil plant
Spanish semilla de ricino
- semilla de ricinoseed of the castor oil plant
Tamil ஆமணக்கு விதை, கொட்டைமுத்து
- ஆமணக்கு விதை (āmaṇakku vitai)seed of the castor oil plant
- கொட்டைமுத்து (koṭṭaimuttu)seed of the castor oil plant
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APA
castor bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castor%20bean
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“castor bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castor%20bean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castor bean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castor%20bean.
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