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Castor Bean :: Castor bean () The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.).

Pronation :: Pronation (n.) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar, surface is turned downward..

Palmerworm :: Palmerworm (n.) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects..

Ringneck :: Ringneck (n.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus Aegialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (Ae. semipalmata) and the piping plover (Ae. meloda) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover..

Palmer :: Palmer (v. t.) One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice..

Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed..

Palm :: Palm (v. t.) To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand; to juggle..

High-palmed :: High-palmed (a.) Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.

Bipalmate :: Bipalmate (a.) Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated..

Palm :: Palm (n.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.

Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers..

Sagus :: Sagus (n.) A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.

Totipalmate :: Totipalmate (a.) Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under Aves..

Ricinolein :: Ricinolein (n.) The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called palmin..

Sea Cocoa :: Sea cocoa () A magnificent palm (Lodoicea Sechellarum) found only in the Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut..

Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread.

Palmar :: Palmar (a.) Of or pertaining to the under side of the wings of birds.

Sabal :: Sabal (n.) A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern United States.

Palmatisect :: Palmatisect (a.) Alt. of Palmatisecte.

Palmiped :: Palmiped (n.) A swimming bird; a bird having webbed feet.

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