Ricinus

See also: ricinus

Translingual

From Latin ricinus (“tick”), so called because the castor seed is shaped like a tick.

Ricinus m

(genus in Euphorbiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Acalyphoideae - subfamily; Acalypheae - tribe
(genus in Ricinidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Psocodea - order; Amblycera - suborder; Ricinidae - family

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