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croton
| croton bug
| croton eluteria
| croton oil
| croton tiglium
| crotonbug
croton
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun croton has 2 senses
- croton(n = noun.plant) codiaeum variegatum - grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant; Array is a member of codiaeum, genus codiaeum
- croton(n = noun.plant) croton tiglium - tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil; Array is a member of genus croton
is a kind of bush, shrub
has particulars: cascarilla, croton eluteria
is a kind of bush, shrub
CIDE DICTIONARY
croton, n. [Gr. , prop., a tick, which the seed of the croton resembles.].
A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
croton, n.
1 any small tree or shrub of the genus Croton, producing a capsule-like fruit.
2 any small tree or shrub of the genus Codiaeum, esp. C. variegatum, with coloured ornamental leaves.
1 any small tree or shrub of the genus Croton, producing a capsule-like fruit.
2 any small tree or shrub of the genus Codiaeum, esp. C. variegatum, with coloured ornamental leaves.
Idiom
croton oil a powerful purgative obtained from the fruit of Croton tiglium.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk kroton sheep-tick, croton (from the shape of its seeds)
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