Meaning Of The Word Castor oil

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castor oil
uncountable noun: 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 in American English
a colorless or yellowish oil from castor beans, used as a cathartic, lubricant, etc.
noun: a colorless to pale yellow, viscid liquid, usually obtained from the castor bean by a pressing process: used as a lubricant, in the manufacture of certain soaps and creams, and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic

castor oil in British English
noun: a colourless or yellow glutinous oil obtained from the seeds of the castor-oil plant and used as a fine lubricant and as a cathartic

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