Croton
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Croton_tiglium_-_K%C3%B6hler%E2%80%93s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-197.jpg/220px-Croton_tiglium_-_K%C3%B6hler%E2%80%93s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-197.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.
Proper noun
[edit]Croton m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – many Asiatic shrubs, the source of croton oil.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Crotonoideae - subfamily; Crotoneae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Croton tiglium (purging croton) - type species; for other species see
List of Croton species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]Croton (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Croton on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Croton on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Croton at USDA Plants database
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Crotonrivermap.png/220px-Crotonrivermap.png)
Etymology
[edit]The river takes its name from the (Mohegan-Pequot) name of the chief of the group which lived along it. (It was formerly named after the group itself, the Kitchawan subdivision of the Mohegan.)[1] The river feeds the Croton Reservoir in Croton-on-Hudson, which feeds the Croton Aqueduct, which supplies water to New York City, hence the metonymic sense.
Early spellings of the name include Scroton.[2]
Proper noun
[edit]Croton
- A river in southern New York.
- Short for Croton-on-Hudson, a village in southern New York located along the Croton and Hudson rivers.
- (dated) The water supply of New York City. [from 1840]
- 1869, “Annual report of the Department of Public Charities of the City of New York”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], page 178:
- The pumps now draw water from this tank, instead of from the "Croton main" as formerly.
- 1891, Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects[2], page 364:
- The water, supplied from the "Croton" main at the 68th Street side of the building, is connected by two pipes: one for direct service, and the other to supply a hot-air engine, which forces the water to the tank at the top of the house for a high or indirect service.
- 1895 June 29, “THE POOR WATER SUPPLY; Business Men Alarmed by The New-York Times Exposures”, in New York Times:
- New York Cotton Exchange - A pressure of about 14 pounds from the Croton main
Derived terms
[edit]- Croton bug (cockroach)
References
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Κρότων (Krótōn).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkro.toːn/, [ˈkrɔt̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.ton/, [ˈkrɔːt̪on]
Proper noun
[edit]Crotōn f sg (genitive Crotōnis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Crotōn |
Genitive | Crotōnis |
Dative | Crotōnī |
Accusative | Crotōnem |
Ablative | Crotōne |
Vocative | Crotōn |
Locative | Crotōnī Crotōne |
Derived terms
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