| 词汇 | palma christi |
| 词源 | palma Christi. The castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis) is called palma Christi because its leaf shape resembles the palm of the hand and in early times it brought to mind an image of Christ’s hand nailed to the cross. The name is first recorded in a herbal published in 1548, but is certainly older. |
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