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From Latin ricinus.

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ricin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry, toxicology) An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
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      It had to be one of three things: A hoax. Or anthrax, which meant I’d have to go on Cipro for a month. Or if it was ricin, I was dead, so bye-bye.

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin ricinus.

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ricin m (plural ricins)

  1. castor oil plant
  2. a tick of the species Ixodes ricinus

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ricinus or German Rizinus.

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ricin m (plural ricini)

  1. castor oil plant

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