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词汇 Palma Christi
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Definition of Palma Christi in English:

Palma Christi

noun ˌpalmə ˈkrɪstiˌpɑːmə ˈkrɪsti
  • Either of two plants with palmately lobed leaves: †(a) an unidentified medicinal herb, perhaps cut-leaved dead-nettle, Lamium hybridum (obsolete); (b) the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Practica Phisicalia John of Burgundy. From post-classical Latin palma Christi castor oil plant, also gromwell, species of orchid (1583 in a translation of Dodoens, from 1597 in British sources), lit. ‘palm or hand of Christ’, from the palmate shape of the leaves or tubers from classical Latin palma + Christī, genitive of Christus.

Definition of Palma Christi in US English:

Palma Christi

noun
  • Either of two plants with palmately lobed leaves: †(a) an unidentified medicinal herb, perhaps cut-leaved dead-nettle, Lamium hybridum (obsolete); (b) the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Practica Phisicalia John of Burgundy. From post-classical Latin palma Christi castor oil plant, also gromwell, species of orchid (1583 in a translation of Dodoens, from 1597 in British sources), lit. ‘palm or hand of Christ’, from the palmate shape of the leaves or tubers from classical Latin palma + Christī, genitive of Christus.

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