| 单词 | castor-oil plant |
| 例句 | For florists, the danger isn’t metaphorical; Thompson recalls a colleague who was momentarily blinded when handling a castor-oil plant. The Dual History of Poisonous Flowers 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z When in the same plant there are unisexual flowers, both male and female, the plant is said to be monoecious, as in the hazel and castor-oil plant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z She was then beaten with a switch made from the castor-oil plant. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Our Indians had for torches long strips of the castor-oil plant, which the wind only ignited more thoroughly, and with these they led the way. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. The castor-oil plant and many other plants of great value in medicine are indigenous in great abundance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Very singular are the seeds that have come to resemble beetles; among these may be mentioned the seeds of the castor-oil plant and of the Iatropha. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer The castor-oil plant is a green and succulent shoot about six feet in height, with white flowers hanging in bunches like hops. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The figure is drawn on the floor with flour or rice, turmeric, charcoal powder, and leaves of the castor-oil plant. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z They have a few small groves of palms; had just harvested some fair-sized dhourra-fields when we were last there; and had some fields of the castor-oil plant. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852 The application of a poultice made from the pulverized leaves of the castor-oil plant is a most efficient remedy when milk fails to make its appearance in the breast in sufficient quantity after confinement. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother The castor-oil plant has been introduced, but as yet the unprofitable silk-tree and the wild bushes are far more common. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 The castor-oil plant, indeed, is not more than four feet high, and the cotton but one foot; they produce, however, rather abundantly. A Woman's Journey Round the World Near this coast nothing grows; further inland, an occasional green castor-oil plant, and a few grasshoppers, true friends of the desert, may be met with. The Voyage of the Beagle The castor-oil plant is everywhere common, and furnishes most of the oil of the country. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The cultivation of the olive and the castor-oil plant are industries for which this soil and climate are extraordinarily well adapted. Explorations in Australia, Illustrated, There are two varieties of castor-oil plant in this country—one with a purple stem and bright red veins in the leaves, that is remarkably handsome. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile The castor-oil plant is a perfect weed throughout Ceylon, being one of the few useful shrubs that will flourish in such poor soil without cultivation. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon |
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