croton |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant | |
| Synonyms: | Codiaeum_variegatum | |
| Related terms: | shrub Codiaeum | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil | |
| Synonyms: | Croton_tiglium | |
| Related terms: | shrub cascarilla genus_Croton croton_oil | |
| Similar spelling: |
craton crotonbug crouton Crayton cretonne cretin Cretan cretinous cretinism |
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