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ricin (n.)
poison obtained from the castor-oil bean, 1888, from
ricinus
, genus name of the castor-oil plant (1694), from Latin
ricinus
(Pliny), of uncertain origin, perhaps the same word as
ricinus
"tick" (in sheep, dogs, etc.).
