castor plant

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• Castor oil — is a vegetable oil obtained from the castor bean (technically castor seed as the castor plant, Ricinus communis , is not a member of the bean family). Castor oil (CAS number 8001 79 4) is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no… …   Wikipedia

• Castor — may refer to:Historical people* Julius Caesar Drusus, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed Castor * Castor of Rhodes, a Greek grammarian and rhetorician * Saint Castor, name of several Christian saints, such as Castor of Apt * A family… …   Wikipedia

• CASTOR-OIL PLANT — (Heb. קִיקָיוֹן, kikayon), the kikayon in the shade of which the prophet Jonah sat outside Nineveh after his prophecy concerning that city s destruction had not been fulfilled. He was glad of the shade, but God prepared a worm that attacked the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Castor fiber — Castor d Europe, Castor commun, Castor d Eurasie Castor fiber …   Wikipédia en Français

• Castor du Canada — Castor canadensis Pour les articles homonymes, voir Castor …   Wikipédia en Français

• castor-oil plant — [kas′tər oil′] n. a tropical plant (Ricinus communis) of the spurge family, with seeds (castor beans) from which castor oil is extracted …   English World dictionary

• castor bean — castor bean, adj. 1. the seed of the castor oil plant. 2. See castor oil plant. [1810 20, Amer.; short for castor oil bean] * * * …   Universalium

• Castor Hanglands NNR — Castor Hanglands is managed as a National Nature Reserve [ [http://www.english nature.org.uk/special/nnr/nnr details.asp?nnr name= C=5 Habitat=0 natural area= local team=0 spotlight reserve=0 X= NNR ID=35 Castor Hanglands NNR] Natural England… …   Wikipedia

• castor-oil plant — n a tropical Old World herb of the genus Ricinus (R. communis) widely grown as an ornamental or for its oil rich castor beans that are a source of castor oil …   Medical dictionary

• castor oil — n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from castor substance obtained from part of a beaver s body, used in medicines and perfumes (16 19 centuries), from castor beaver (14 19 centuries), from Latin, from Greek kastor; because castor oil was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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. [1913 Webster] {Castor oil plant}. Same as {Palma …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English