[ 名 ]
カラエ
,
ヒマ
■ 熱帯アフリカとアジアの大きな低木で、大きな掌状の葉とひまし油とリシンの原料である種を含んだ刺のある被膜をもつ
large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin
■ 熱帯全般に帰化
widely naturalized throughout the tropics
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castor-oil plant
,
castor bean plant
,
palma christ
,
ricinus communis