castor beans
Toxic oil seeds
Castor beans are the seeds of the castor oil plant, a tropical shrub.
Despite the name, they're not true beans.
The seeds yield castor oil, used in lubricants, cosmetics, and medicine.
They also contain ricin, an extremely toxic compound—ingesting just a few seeds can be fatal.
Castor beans are cultivated worldwide for industrial oil production.
- oilseedsSeeds yielding vegetable fats
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- ricinToxic castor compound
- deadly poisonSubstance that kills
- poisonousCapable of causing death
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