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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...

Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans. It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is...

steered wheel Castor oil plant, plant from which castor bean grows Castor oil, oil of the castor bean Castor wax, produced from castor oil Castor, a genus...

False castor oil plant is the common name of two plants: Datura stramonium (jimsonweed, thorn-apple, devil's snare), from Mexico Fatsia japonica (fatsi...

component of the seed oil obtained from the seeds of castor plant (Ricinus communis L., Euphorbiaceae), the plant that produces ricin. It is also found in the...

warfare agent ricin. The protein ricin is isolated from seeds of the castor oil plant and comprises two protein domains. Abrin from the jequirity pea is...

toxic alkaloid found in the castor plant. It can serve as a biomarker of ricin poisoning. It was first isolated from the castor seeds by Tuson in 1864. Ricinine...

Castoreum /kæsˈtɔːriəm/ is a yellowish exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers and platypuses. Both animals use castoreum for various purposes;...

Beavers (genus Castor) are large, semiaquatic rodents of the Northern Hemisphere. There are two existing species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis)...

Bioreloaded watch is made of a material derived from the seeds of the castor plant, while the packaging material is a biodegradable "paperfoam" created...

japonica, also fatsi, paperplant, false castor oil plant, or Japanese aralia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to southern...

carbohydrate-binding protein) and a highly potent toxin produced in the seeds of the castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. The median lethal dose (LD50) of ricin for mice...

(12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecenoic acid)), a major component of the seed oil obtained from castor plant Common amino acids: Serine (2-amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid), HOCH2CH(NH2)CO2H...

derived from the Assamese word "era", which means "castor", as the silkworm feeds on castor plants. Eri silk is also known as endi or errandi in India...

and less diffuse. The margins of the common castor are less wavy. The castor plant (Ricinus communis) is the most common host and gives the butterfly its...

Pichakaree. Holika Dahan is celebrated the night before Phagwah. A Castor plant is planted in a ceremonial manner along with the chanting of mantras in honour...

Castor wax, also called hydrogenated castor oil, is an opaque, white vegetable wax. It is produced by the hydrogenation of pure castor oil often in the...

Jardin des Plantes in Paris Castor and Pollux (Prado), an ancient Roman sculptural group Castor et Pollux, an opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau Castor and Pollux...

The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) or European beaver is a species of beaver widespread across Eurasia, with a rapidly increasing population of at least...

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...