Ricinus
See also: ricinus
Translingual
Ricinus seeds
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Ricinus bird louse
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin ricinus (“tick”), the plant 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, 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; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Metapterygota - clade; Neoptera - infraclass; Eumetabola, Paraneoptera - clade; Psocodea - order; Amblycera - suborder; Ricinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Euphorbiaceae): Ricinus communis - sole accepted species
References
- castor oil plant
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- Ricinus at The Plant List
- bird louse
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