croton
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹəʊtən/
- (General American) enPR: krōtʹn, IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊt(ə)n/, [ˈkɹoʊ̯ʔn̩]
- Rhymes: -əʊtən
Noun edit
croton (plural crotons)
- Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
- A tropical evergreen shrub, Codiaeum variegatum, having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
- 1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days[1]:
- 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.
Translations edit
plant of the genus Croton
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Codiaeum variegatum