How to Use castor bean in a Sentence

castor bean

noun

• The shell of the castor bean is highly poisonous and can be used to make ricin.
  — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 6 July 2018
• Castor oil is a type of vegetable oil produced by pressing the seeds of the castor bean plant.
  — Katie Camero, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
• The seeds of the castor bean plant are naturally poisonous and can be used to create ricin.
  — Kirsten Grieshaber and David Rising, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2018
• The most attractive bean is the most deadly: castor bean or Ricinus.
  — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 14 Mar. 2018
• Unlike the look-alike (and poisonous) castor bean, Fatsia is not toxic to cats, dogs or people.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 12 Jan. 2018
• Its soles are made from castor beans and natural rubber.
  — Chauncey Alcorn, CNN, 14 Dec. 2019
• Ricin is a poison derived from castor beans and exposure to it can be deadly.
  — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2018
• Castor oil is made by pressing the seeds of castor beans, which yields a viscous liquid thicker than olive oil and pale yellow in hue.
  — Elizabeth Kiefer, Washington Post, 8 July 2019
• Like many Allbirds shoes, they’re made with merino wool and have a castor bean insole to cushion your foot and minimize odor (they're meant to be worn sans socks).
  — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2020
• Ricin can be made from the waste material left over from processing castor beans.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• There are some new kicks on the block—and they're made out of castor bean oil, eucalyptus tree, algae, and natural rubber.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Dec. 2019
• The type of vegetable oil—made by cold-pressing seeds of the castor bean plant—is commonly used to relieve dry eye and ease constipation.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 22 June 2023
• In 2018, a Tunisian man was arrested in Cologne after buying castor bean seeds, which contain ricin, on the internet.
  — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2023
• The breathable mesh upper is made from a eucalyptus knit, and the cushiony midsole is derived from castor bean oil.
  — Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
• It’s a protein that comes from the castor bean, which is easy to grow, used in a wide variety of products, and delivers large amounts of its lethal chemical payload.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2010
• Ricin is a highly poisonous substance found in castor beans and only a few milligrams of it is enough to kill a human, authorities said.
  — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, 9 Sep. 2019
• The final version of the Tree shoe has laces made from recycled plastic bottles, an insole derived from castor beans, and eyelets based on plant starch.
  — James B. Stewart, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
• In addition to the merino wool upper, the shoelaces are composed of recycled plastic bottles and the insoles are derived from castor bean oil.
  — Anh-Minh Le, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2018
• Gophers and moles have an extraordinarily sensitive sense of smell so the smell of the castor bean pellets often drives them away.
  — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2019
• An anatomically contoured footbed, foam insoles made from castor beans, and a flared heel offer the arch support needed for a comfortable fit.
  — Madeline Diamond, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2020
• The whole shoe, except for small elements like glue and the sock liner, is made out of a material called PA11, which comes from castor bean oil and pebax elastomers (also bio-based from castor beans).
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2022
• Police found castor beans -- which naturally produce ricin -- at Lynch’s home.
  — Aimee Green, OregonLive.com, 3 Jan. 2018
• Ricin is a very potent poison derived from the castor bean Ricinus communis and can be especially lethal if inhaled.
  — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
• It is made from merino wool and other materials that could double as the recipe for some kind of health tonic: eucalyptus, sugarcane, and castor bean oil.
  — Sheila Marikar, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2020
• Just as deadly: raw potatoes, avocados, nicotine plants, and castor beans.
  — Rebecca Kurson, Good Housekeeping, 17 Jan. 2018
• The eco-conscious shoes are designed to minimize odors and conform to your feet, thanks to the carbon-negative foam outsole made from Brazilian sugarcane and an insole made from castor bean oil and ZQ Merino wool.
  — Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2022
• The shoe adorns a sleek highly cushioned, responsive midsole, all made from sustainability grown castor beans.
  — James Love, Essence, 3 Dec. 2019
• The latter boasts about its recycled laces and a castor bean oil insole which cuts down on carbon output compared to conventional petroleum foam.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 21 May 2018
• The brand also uses other sustainable materials like recycled water bottles for the polyester in the laces, recycled cardboard that makes up 90% of the packaging, sugar cane in the foam sole, and castor bean oil in the insole.
  — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 11 Sep. 2019
• Every brush bristle in his Pleasing Pollinators collection is also made of castor beans.
  — Erica Smith, ELLE, 5 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Aug 2024