croton

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See also: Croton and crôton

English

Etymology

From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: krōtʹn, IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊt(ə)n/, [ˈkɹoʊ̯ʔn̩]
  • Rhymes: -əʊtən

Noun

croton (plural crotons)

  1. Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
  2. A tropical evergreen shrub, Codiaeum variegatum, having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
    • 1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days‎[1]:
      The croton bushes, by day hideous things like jaundiced laurels, were changed by the moon into jagged black and white designs like fantastic wood-cuts.

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