Castor

Examples

• All

• I think that's Castor and Pollux.

  First Man (2018)

• Castor... ...Pollux... ...Capella...

  Winter's Tale (2014)

• You can find the star Castor to the right of Pollux in the constellation Gemini.

• Astronomers study Castor, the double star system that is one of the brightest stars in Gemini.

• The bright star Castor is often used by navigators to find their way in the night sky.

Synonyms

A

Alpha Geminorum

vsCastor

• Specialized

9.9

A bright star in the Gemini group that is actually six stars

is the familiar common name for the same star system

Compounds

C

castor oil

3 3.4

A pale yellow oil from castor seeds that people use to treat constipation and to make paints and varnishes

C

castor bean

1 7.4

A poisonous seed from a plant that people turn into oil

C

castor bean plant

7.0

A large tropical shrub with big hand-shaped leaves and spiny seed pods that give seeds used to make castor oil

C

Castor fiber

• Specialized

9.0

A large beaver that lives in and near rivers in Europe and northern Asia

C

castor sugar

• UK

3.4

A very fine sugar bakers use for baking and sprinkling

C

castor-oil plant

7.7

A large tropical bush with wide leaves that has seeds used for castor oil and contains a poison called ricin

Surface Forms

Etymology