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Definitions for Croton
[1] any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
[2] (among florists) any plant of the related genus Codiaeum (or Phyllaurea ) cultivated for its ornamental foliage.
[3] any shrub or tree of the chiefly tropical euphorbiaceous genus Croton, esp C. tiglium, the seeds of which yield croton oil
[4] any of various tropical plants of the related genus Codiaeum, esp C. variegatum pictum, a house plant with variegated foliage
Words nearby Croton
crotalin, crotch, crotchet, crotchety, crotchwood, croton, croton bug, croton oil, crotonaldehyde, crotonbug, crotone
Origin of Croton
1745–55; < New Latin < Greek krotṓn a tick, also the castor-oil plant, which has berries likened to ticks
Word origin for Croton
C18: from New Latin, from Greek krotōn tick, castor-oil plant (whose berries resemble ticks)