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• n  a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant

• Ricinus
• genus Ricinus

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• Proteins in one of the world's main biodiesel plants have been mapped, and it does not look good
  The castor oil plant (Ricinus communis) produces beans with a high content of fatty acids from which oil is refined into biodiesel in several countries, eg. Brazil. Now scientists have succeeded in mapping proteins of the castor bean. This information might make it possible to get even more out of the bean than today. The researcher's work, however, shows that it may not be an easy task.
  Oct. 25, 2013 - Science Daily