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castor oil
Castor oil is a thick yellow oil that is obtained from the seeds of the castor oil plant. It has a very unpleasant taste and in former times was used as a medicine. -
castor-oil plant
a tall euphorbiaceous Indian plant, Ricinus communis, cultivated in tropical regions for ornament and for its poisonous seeds, from which castor oil is extracted -
pollux
Greek Polydeuces. Classical Mythology. the brother of Castor. Compare Castor and Pollux. -
castor and pollux
the twin sons of Leda: Pollux was fathered by Zeus, Castor by the mortal Tyndareus. After Castor's death, Pollux spent half his days with his half-brother in Hades and half with the gods in Olympus -
castor bean
the seed of this plant -
castor sugar
finely ground or powdered sugar.