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Definition of Croton
1. Noun. Grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
Group relationships: Codiaeum, Genus Codiaeum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. Tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil.
Group relationships: Genus Croton
Terms within: Croton Oil
Specialized synonyms: Cascarilla, Croton Eluteria
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Croton
1. n. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.
Definition of Croton
1. Noun. Any of various plants, of the genus ''Croton'', that yield croton oil. ¹
2. Noun. A tropical evergreen shrub, ''Codiaeum variegatum'', having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant. ¹
3. Noun. (context: New York City historical) The main water supply pipe to a building or apartment, from the Croton River, dams, reservoirs and aqueduct supplying New York City with water. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Croton
1. a tropical plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Croton
Literary usage of Croton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of therapeutics by Sydney Ringer (1897)
"This irritating substance exists in small proportion i castor oil, and in larger
proportion in croton oil. croton oil irri- ites the skin, producing redness ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1896)
"... or more strictly the pustule-producing, constituent of croton oil is a long
out-standing problem in chemical pharmacology. Many attempts have been made ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1874)
"She was ordered croton- chloral hydrat in grain doses every hour, and obtained
great relief ... In thirteen patients who have taken croton-chloral hydrat, ..."
4. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1866)
"croton oil is not solidified by nitrous acid. — On exposure to the air, ...
A mixture of croton oil and alcoholic ammonia deposits crystals of an amide ..."
5. The Catskill Water Supply of New York City: History, Location, Sub-surface by Lazarus White (1913)
"croton Aqueduct Commission. The first commissioners were James C. Spencer, GW
Lane and William Dowd, but the commission was subject to numerous changes due ..."
6. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1844)
"1 Memoir of the Construction, Coat and Capacity of the croton Aqueduct, Compiled
from official documents. Together with an account of the Civic Celebration ..."
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