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crotons

crotons is the plural of croton.

Meaning of croton

Noun

croton (plural crotons)

  1. Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
  2. A tropical evergreen shrub (Codiaeum variegatum), having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
    • The croton bushes, by day hideous things like jaundiced laurels, were changed by the moon into jagged black and white designs like fantastic wood-cuts.1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days
    Synonyms:
    fire croton, garden croton, variegated croton

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Questions about crotons

What is crotons the plural of?
Crotons is the plural of croton.

Words near crotons in the dictionary

  1. crotonids
  2. crotonine
  3. crotonobetaine
  4. crotonoid
  5. crotonoids
  6. crotons
  7. crotonyl
  8. crotonylated
  9. crotonylation
  10. crotonylations
  11. crotonylene

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