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rīcīnĭum, ii, n. [rica], a small veil thrown over the head by the early Romans, esp. by women and mourners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 132 Müll.; id. ap. Non. 549, 32; Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 59; 2, 25, 64; cf. Fest. s. v. recinium, p. 274 Müll.; Lucil. ap. Non. 539, 22.

* 1. rīcīnus, a, um, adj. [rica], veiled: mitra, Varr. ap. Non. 539, 26.

2. rĭcĭnus, i, m.

  1. I. A large kind of vermin that infests sheep, dogs, etc., a tick, tike, Cato, R. R. 96, 2; Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 14; Col. 7, 13, 1; 6, 2, 6; Plin. 22, 18, 21, § 47; Petr. 57; Ser. Samm. 36, 699.
  2. II. A plant, called also cici and croton, Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 25.
  3. III. The germ of the mulberry: ricino Graeci vocant, Plin. 23, 7, 71, § 137.