croton

cro·ton  (krtn)

n.

1. Any of various plants of the genus Croton, which includes the sources of cascarilla bark and croton oil.

2. An Old World tropical evergreen shrub (Codiaeum variegatum) widely cultivated as a houseplant for its glossy multicolored foliage.

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[New Latin Croton, genus name, from Greek krotn, castor oil plant.]

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croton [ˈkrəʊt^ən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any shrub or tree of the chiefly tropical euphorbiaceous genus Croton, esp C. tiglium, the seeds of which yield croton oil

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various tropical plants of the related genus Codiaeum, esp C. variegatum pictum, a house plant with variegated foliage

[from New Latin, from Greek krotōn tick, castor-oil plant (whose berries resemble ticks)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	croton - grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant Codiaeum variegatum Codiaeum, genus Codiaeum - evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	croton - tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil Croton tiglium genus Croton - tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil croton oil - viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action cascarilla, Croton eluteria - West Indian shrub with aromatic bark bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Translations

croton [ˈkrəʊt/ən] n (Bot) → croton m inv