• up Castor or castor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Castor most commonly refers to: Castor (star), a star in the Gemini constellation Castor, one...
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    Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless...
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    Beaver (redirect from Castor (genus))
    Beavers (genus Castor) are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis)...
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    Ricinus (redirect from Castor bean plant)
    Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species...
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  • Castor River may refer to: Castor River (Ontario), Canada Rivière au Castor, Quebec, Canada Castor River (Missouri), United States Castor Creek (disambiguation)...
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    Katherine Anne Castor (/ˈkæstər/ KASS-tər; born August 20, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer currently representing Florida's 14th congressional...
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    Castor and Pollux (or Polydeuces) are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. Their mother was Leda...
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    Castoreum (redirect from Castor sac)
    from the castor sacs of mature beavers used in combination with urine to scent mark their territory, Both beaver sexes have a pair of castor sacs and...
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    Eurasian beaver (redirect from Castor fiber)
    The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least...
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    The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). It is native to North...
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