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cro⋅ton

  [kroht-n]
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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.
Origin:
1745–55; < NL < Gk krotn a tick, also the castor-oil plant, which has berries likened to ticks
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cro·ton   (krōt'n)   
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 krotōn, castor oil plant.]
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Main Entry: cro·ton
Pronunciation: 'krOt-&n
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of herbs and shrubs of the spurgefamily
2 : an herb or shrub of the genus Croton: as a : one (C. eluteria) of the Bahamas yielding cascarilla bark b : an Asian plant(C. tiglium) yielding croton oil
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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