"croton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹəʊtən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹoʊt(ə)n/ [General-American], [ˈkɹoʊ̯ʔn̩] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-croton.wav Forms: crotons [plural]
enPR: krōtʹn [General-American] Rhymes: -əʊtən Etymology: From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|crotōn}} New Latin crotōn, {{der|en|grc|κροτών||tick}} Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} croton (plural crotons)
  1. Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil. Categories (lifeform): Spurges Translations (plant of the genus Croton): cròton [masculine] (Catalan), kroton [masculine] (Czech), krocień [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-croton-en-noun-KUIACWbC Disambiguation of Spurges: 83 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Javanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Javanese translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'plant of the genus Croton': 95 5
  2. A tropical evergreen shrub, Codiaeum variegatum, having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant. Translations (Codiaeum variegatum): cròton [masculine] (Catalan), croton (French), puring (Indonesian), puring (Javanese), โกสน (goo-sǒn) (Thai), โกรต๋น (groo-dtǒn) (Thai), kroton (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-croton-en-noun-2MC2cORd Disambiguation of 'Codiaeum variegatum': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crotonaldehyde, crotonic, crotonine, garden croton

Inflected forms

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