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Spanish
Etymology
From higuera + -illa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /iɡeˈɾiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /iɡeˈɾiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /iɡeˈɾiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /iɡeˈɾiʒa/
- Syllabification: hi‧gue‧ri‧lla
Noun
higuerilla f (plural higuerillas)
- Ricinus, Ricinus communis, castor bean, castor oil plant
- Synonyms: castor, higuera infernal, higuereta, higuerillo, ricino, tártago
- Euphorbia lamarckii
- Euphorbia regis-jubae
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