| palma christi | <botany> A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions. Synonym: castor-oil plant. [Sometimes corrupted into palmcrist. Origin: L, palm of Christ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| palma manus | The palm of the hand. (05 Mar 2000) |
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