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1. (n.) croton
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have medicinal properties.
2. croton
any of several related plants of the genus Codiaeum, cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
Etymology: (1855–60, Amer.; allegedly after the Croton Reservoir in Westchester Co., N.Y.; its opening in 1842 was supposedly coincident with a rise in New York City's cockroach population)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) croton, Codiaeum variegatum
grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
2. (noun) croton, Croton tiglium
tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
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1. (noun) croton
a genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. croton
A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE. The common name of dragon's blood is also used for DRACAENA and Daemonorops (ARECACEAE). Croton tiglium is the source of CROTON OIL.
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