croton | ||
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 |