Definition of Crotons. Meaning of Crotons. Synonyms of Crotons

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Definition of Crotons

Croton
Croton Cro"ton (kr?"t?n), n. [Gr. ????, prop., a tick, which the seed of the croton resembles.] (Bot.) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. Croton oil (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.

Meaning of Crotons from wikipedia

- Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard...
- thick, protective gloves, and eye or sungl****es). In tropical climates, crotons make attractive hedges and potted patio specimens, valued for their striking...
- up Croton or croton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Croton may refer to: Crotoneae, a tribe of the flowering plant subfamily Crotonoideae Croton (plant)...
- The Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The...
- Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort, woolly croton, or goatweed, is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly...
- Croton tiglium, known as purging croton, is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae. The specific name tiglium is of obscure origin. It may come from...
- Croton oil (Crotonis oleum) is an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium, a tree belonging to the order Euphorbiales and family Euphorbiaceae,...
- Croton texensis, commonly known as Texas croton, goat weed, skunk weed, and doveweed, is a species of plant found in the United States. Among the Zuni...
- Croton inc**** (syn. Croton torrey****), Torrey's croton, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to Texas and Mexico. A shrub...
- Croton setiger is a species of plant known in English as turkey mullein, dove weed, and fish locoweed. (Not to be confused with Murdannia nudiflora, which...