"croton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹəʊtən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɹoʊt(ə)n/ [General-American], [ˈkɹoʊ̯ʔn̩] [General-American] 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)
    Sense id: en-croton-en-noun-KUIACWbC Disambiguation of Spurges: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 17 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 (Thai), โกรต๋น (groo-dtǒn) (Thai), kroton (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-croton-en-noun-2MC2cORd Disambiguation of 'Codiaeum variegatum': 17 83

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