croton en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹoʊt(ə)n/ (General-American)
- krōtʹn (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɹəʊtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈkɹoʊ̯ʔn̩] (General-American)
Etymology
From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.
Meanings
- Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
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A tropical evergreen shrub (Codiaeum variegatum), having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
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.
1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crotons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crotonic · crotonaldehyde · crotonine
Synonyms
variegated croton · garden croton · fire croton
Translations (15)
fi ihmepensas (plant of the genus Croton) · th โกสน (Codiaeum variegatum) · pl krocień (plant of the genus Croton) · ru кро́тон (plant of the genus Croton) · id puring (Codiaeum variegatum) · tr kroton (Codiaeum variegatum) · pl krocień pstry (Codiaeum variegatum) · fr croton (Codiaeum variegatum) · pl kroton pstry (Codiaeum variegatum) · jv puring (Codiaeum variegatum) · pl kroton (plant of the genus Croton) · cs kroton (plant of the genus Croton) · th โกรต๋น (Codiaeum variegatum) · ca cròton (Codiaeum variegatum) · ca cròton (plant of the genus Croton)