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CROTONS
Noun
crotons
plural of croton
Anagrams
• Consort, Croston, Scorton, consort, cortons
Source: Wiktionary
CROTON
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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