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castory

castory noun: an extract from the glands of a beaver, reputed to have medicinal value.

Noun

castory (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) An extract from the glands of a beaver, reputed to have medicinal value.
  2. (obsolete) A plant (probably the castor bean), or a preparation from this plant, reputed to have medicinal value.
  3. (obsolete) The color of castory extract.

Origin of castory

From Latin castor (“beaver”).

Questions about castory

What does castory mean?
Castory means an extract from the glands of a beaver, reputed to have medicinal value.
What part of speech is castory?
Castory is a noun.

Words near castory in the dictionary

  1. castorite
  2. castorium
  3. Castorland
  4. castorless
  5. castors
  6. castory
  7. Castos
  8. castra
  9. castral
  10. castramentation
  11. castramentations

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