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Castor
Castor Cas"tor, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. ?; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver. 2. Castoreum. See Castoreum. 3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver. I have always been known for the jaunty manner in which I wear my castor. --Sir W. Scott. 4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
Castor
Castor Cast"or, n. See Caster, a small wheel.
Castor
Castor Cas"tor, n. [L.] (Astron.) the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation Gemini, the other being Pollux.
Castor
Castor Cas"tor, Castorite Cas"tor*ite, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
Castor bean
Castor bean Cas"tor bean` (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)
Castor oil
Castor oil Cas"tor oil (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.
Castoreum
Castoreum Cas*to"re*um, n. [L. See Castor.] A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.
Castorin
Castorin Cas"to*rin (k[a^]s"t[-o]*r[i^]n), n. [From 1st Castor.] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.
Castorite
Castor Cas"tor, Castorite Cas"tor*ite, n. [The minerals castor and pollux were so named because found together on the island of Elba. See Castor and Pollux.] (Min.) A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.
castor-oil plant
Palma Christi Pal"ma Chris"ti [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes corrupted into palmcrist.]
Castor-oil plant
Castor oil Cas"tor oil (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid. Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.

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- Casto may refer to: Casto (footballer) (born 1982), Spanish footballer Casto Innocenzio Ansaldi (1710–1780), Italian professor, theologian and archaeologist...
- Manuel Cuni (born 16 September 1983), known professionally as Immanuel Casto, is an Italian singer-songwriter and activist. Since 1 November 2019, Cuni...
- Casto (Brescian: Cast) is a comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian...
- Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ˈkæstroʊ/ K****-troh, Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban...
- Casto Secundino María Méndez Núñez (July 1, 1824 – August 21, 1869) was a Spanish Navy officer. Méndez Núñez was from Vigo, Spain . His father was a postal...
- Kory C. Casto (born December 8, 1981) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Casto began his career with the Washington Nationals. He made...
- Marco Casto (born 2 June 1972) is a retired Belgian football defender. Weltfussball v t e...
- El casto Susano ("The Chaste Susano") is a 1954 Mexican comedy film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Pardavé, Silvia Pinal and Fernando Fernández...
- Casto Jurado Alejandrino (November 18, 1911: 161  - July 12, 2005) was a Filipino peasant leader and commander of the Hukbalahap. He was the Hukbalahap's...
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