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Definition of Palma Christi

Palma Christi
Palma Christi Pal"ma Chris"ti [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes corrupted into palmcrist.]
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Palmic Pal"mic, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi); -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid. [Obsoles.]
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Castor bean Cas"tor bean` (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
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Castor oil Cas"tor oil (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.

Meaning of Palma Christi from wikipedia

- beaver (castor in Latin). It has another common name, palm of Christ, or Palma Christi, that derives from castor oil's reputed ability to heal wounds and cure...
- between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. List of exceptional asteroids "Palma Christi". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription...
- in Paris, France in 1889. Del Rosario extracted castor oil from the palma christi, literally the "palm of Christ" (castor bean), a native plant in the...
- laurels, and rose bays Ricinus communis Castor bean Also known as palma Christi, fatal even in small amounts Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Also...
- girl to go to her godmother the next morning to fetch some grains of Palma Christi. The next morning, Noémi talks to Thézin by the river and the fish predicts...
- fatal.[citation needed] Ricinus communis castor oil plant, castor bean, Palma Christi Euphorbiaceae The seeds contain ricin, an extremely toxic and water-soluble...
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- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the most famous carnivals of Spain. The event is celebrated every year in the month of February in Las Palmas de Gran...
- Cathedral-Basilica of Canary or Cathedral of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Roman Catholic church located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The cathedral is the see...
- Retrieved 17 March 2018. "apologia pro vita sua". Merriam-Webster. The Arma Christi in Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture: With a Critical Edition...