英语词汇palma christi的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

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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