Croton

n.

1.

(Bot.) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. Croton oil (Med.) a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil obtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant.

Noun	1.	croton - grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant Synonyms: Codiaeum variegatum
	2.	croton - tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil Synonyms: Croton tiglium

bush, Codiaeum, Codiaeum variegatum, genus Codiaeum, shrub