Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of cuphorbiaceous plants, comprising about 500 species, natives of warm and especially of tropical regions, many of which possess important medicinal properties.
- noun A foliage-plant of the genus Codiæum: so named by florists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.
- noun (Med.) a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil obtained from the seeds of
Croton Tiglium , a small tree of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thetribe Crotoneae — many Asiatic shrubs, the source ofcroton oil .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
- noun tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
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Examples
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"Croton calsamiferum" amended to _Croton balsamiferum_.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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Use: Croton is usually a hedge or foundation plant, or specimen shrub.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Use: Croton is usually a hedge or foundation plant, or specimen shrub.
Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Ned Rust lives with his family in Croton, NY, and works in the publishing industry.
Agents, Secret | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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Hey David, want to do some springtime bass fishing in Croton Reservoir?
Driving With Guns 2007
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Mary C. Donnery is the librarian of the Croton Free Library in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
True Confessions | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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When the 17-year-old didn’t show up for work at a local deli in Croton Falls, her parents went looking and were devastated to find her body.
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When the 17-year-old didn’t show up for work at a local deli in Croton Falls, her parents went looking and were devastated to find her body.
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When the 17-year-old didn’t show up for work at a local deli in Croton Falls, her parents went looking and were devastated to find her body.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Murder in Westchester County 2006
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When the 17-year-old didn’t show up for work at a local deli in Croton Falls, her parents went looking and were devastated to find her body.
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