Ricinus

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Translingual

Ricinus seeds

Ricinus bird louse

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ricinus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the castor plant.
A taxonomic genus within the family Ricinidae – several bird lice.

Hypernyms

(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

Hyponyms

(genus in Euphorbiaceae): Ricinus communis - sole accepted species

References

castor oil plant

Castor oil plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ricinus (Euphorbiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ricinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ricinus at The Plant List

bird louse

Louse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ricinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Amblycera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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