Castor

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420), French bishop of Apt Castor of Karden (died c.

Castor most commonly refers to:

Castor (star), a star in the Gemini constellation
Castor, a genus name of the beaver
Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins Castor and Pollux in Greco-Roman mythology
Caster or castor, a small undriven wheel

Castor or CASTOR may also refer to:

Science and technology

Castor (rocket stage), a family of solid-fuel rocket stages
Castor (software), data binding framework for Java
CASTOR (nuclear waste), proprietary cask
CASTOR experiment, "Centauro and Strange Object Research" at CERN
CASTOR (spacecraft), proposed space telescope
Castor sugar, fine sugar
Caster or castor angle, relevant to a steered wheel

Biology

Castor oil plant, castor bean plant
- Castor oil, oil of the castor bean
- Castor wax, produced from castor oil
Castoreum, scented exudate produced by beavers

People

Given name

Ancient

Castor of Rhodes, Greek grammarian and rhetorician
Drusus the Younger (13 BC – 23 CE), Roman consul, son of the Emperor Tiberius, nicknamed "Castor"
Antonius Castor, ancient botanist
Saint Castor, the name of several Christian saints
- Castor of Apt (died c. 420), French bishop of Apt
- Castor of Karden (died c. 400), German priest and hermit