Ricinus

See also: ricinus

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

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the castor plant.
2. 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