Ricinus

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, eurosids I, 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
• Amblycera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons