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croton

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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.
[New Latin Croton, genus name, from Greek krotn, castor oil plant.]
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Noun1.crotoncroton - 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.crotoncroton - 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
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Ata's father had planted crotons round his property, and they grew in coloured profusion, gay and brilliant; they fenced the land with flame.
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she said, looking at the crotons in the great hall.
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he called to the water- carrier, sluicing the crotons by the Museum.
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