CROTON

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

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Etymology

Proper noun

Croton

A river in southern New York.

(dated) The water supply of New York City. [from 1840]

Anagrams

• Corton, contro-, corton

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Corton, contro-, corton

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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