You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
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RICINUS
Ric"i*nus (, n. Etym: [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one species (R. communis), the castor-oil plant. The fruit is three- celled, and contains three large seeds from which castor oil iss expressed. See Palma Christi.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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