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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ric·i·nine n.  Chem. A bitter white crystalline alkaloid (C8H8N2O2) extracted from the seeds of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communalis).  Called also ricidine.  Ingestion may cause vomiting and various other toxic reactions, including liver and kidney damage, convulsions, hypotension, and death.