croton, Croton tiglium
(noun) tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
croton, Codiaeum variegatum
(noun) grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Croton
A river in southern New York.
(dated) The water supply of New York City. [from 1840]
• Corton, contro-, corton
croton (plural crotons)
Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
A tropical evergreen shrub, Codiaeum variegatum, having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
• Corton, contro-, corton
Source: Wiktionary
Cro"ton (kr"tn), n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. Croton oil (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
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