• 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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    Jane Castor (born December 7, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the 59th mayor of Tampa, Florida. She was the first...
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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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    numbered as the 11th district from 2007 to 2013, is based in Tampa. A Democrat, Castor was a member of the Hillsborough County Commission. The daughter of former...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    Elizabeth Castor (née Bowe; born May 11, 1941) is an American educator and former politician. Castor was elected to the Florida Senate and as Florida Education...
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    The Castor A was an Argentine sounding rocket designed in 1969 by the Instituto de Investigaciones Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (IIAE). The rocket featured...
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  • Castor Creek may refer to: Castor Creek (Little River tributary), a stream in Louisiana Castor Creek (Alberta), a stream in Alberta, Canada Castor River...
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    Castoreum (redirect from Castor sac)
    Castoreum /kæsˈtɔːriəm/ is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers and platypuses. Both animals use castoreum for various purposes;...
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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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  • Castor and Pollux may refer to: Castor and Pollux, in Greek and Roman mythology, the twin sons of Lēda and Zeus/Tyndareus, who were transformed into the...
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    Saint Castor of Karden (German: Kastor von Karden) was a priest and hermit of the 4th century who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Castor was...
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  • Stacey Ruth Castor (née Daniels, formerly Wallace; July 24, 1967 – June 11, 2016) was an American convicted murderer from Weedsport, New York. In 2009...
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    Castor is the second-brightest object in the zodiac constellation of Gemini. It has the Bayer designation α Geminorum, which is Latinised to Alpha Geminorum...
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    Castor Maritime Inc. is a maritime transport global shipping company that delivers unpackaged goods in large quantities in bulk carriers. The company...
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    Castor is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 861, approximately 143 km (89 mi) east of the City of...
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  • the name HMS Castor. Named after one of the Gemini twins in Greek mythology. Castor also means "he who excels". HMS Castor (1781) was a 36-gun fifth rate...
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    Helen Ruth Castor FRSL (born 4 August 1968) is a British historian of the medieval and Tudor period and a BBC broadcaster. She taught history at the University...
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    Castor californicus is an extinct species of beaver that lived in western North America from the end of the Miocene to the early Pleistocene. Castor californicus...
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    first deputy attorney general the following July. Castor became acting attorney general less than a month later. He led for the defense of the second...
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  • Castor Creek is a stream in Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Battle River. The Castor Creek also referred to as Parr Reservoir was dammed up in...
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    James Walter Castor (June 23, 1940[n1] – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition...
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    Leda's husband, conceived Castor. When Castor died, because he was a mortal, Pollux begged his father Zeus to give Castor immortality, which was done...
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    Castor (August 6, 1855 – February 19, 1906) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania. George A. Castor was...
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    Castor is a village in Bienville Parish in north Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census but increased 23% to 258 in 2010...
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    Castor Oyl is a fictional character, created in 1920 by cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar for his comic strip Thimble Theatre, now known as Popeye. Castor...
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