D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Croton

/(kr?"t?n)/ · Cro·ton · IPA /ˈkɹoʊt(ə)n/
01 n. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.
  1. 1.
    A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Croton oil — 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.