castor bean
cas·tor bean
C c Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kas-ter, kah-ster been]
- /ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər bin/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kas-ter, kah-ster been]
- /ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər bin/
Definitions of castor bean words
- noun castor bean the seed of this plant 3
- noun castor bean the large, highly poisonous, beanlike seed of the castor-oil plant 3
- noun castor bean the plant itself 3
- noun castor bean the seed of the castor-oil plant. 1
- noun castor bean castor-oil plant. 1
- noun castor bean seed of castor oil plant 1
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Origin of castor bean
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20, Americanism; short for castor-oil bean
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Parts of speech for Castor bean
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castor bean popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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