Associations to the word «Croton»
Noun
- Aqueduct
- Harmon
- Westchester
- Hudson
- Milo
- Reservoir
- Magna
- Olympiad
- Turnpike
- Bronx
- Herodotus
- Heracles
- Ny
- Hannibal
- Putnam
- Falls
- Watershed
- Shrub
- Expressway
- Dam
- Amtrak
- Concurrency
- Pax
- Montrose
- Castor
- Byzantium
- Harlem
- Bc
- Sulphur
- Filtration
- Yam
- Hera
- Hardy
- Corinth
- Carthage
- Darius
- Bce
- Manhattan
- Tyrant
- Athlete
- Parkway
- Manor
- Tributary
- Sap
- Oil
- Colonization
- Apex
- Hamlet
- Metro
- Plato
- Larva
- Avenue
- Weed
- Theorist
- Landmark
- Wrestler
- Italy
- Philosopher
- York
- Bug
- Bryant
- Nut
- Plant
- Highland
- Sicily
- River
- Alignment
- Feed
- Delaware
- New
- Railroad
- Supply
- Athens
- Fern
- Jerome
- Seed
- Genus
- Syracuse
- Brook
- Chariot
- Gorge
- Coloni
- Bridge
- Alexandria
- Water
- Tumor
- Chapman
Wiktionary
CROTON, noun. Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
CROTON, noun. A tropical evergreen shrub, Codiaeum variegatum, having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.
CROTON, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae — many Asiatic shrubs, the source of croton oil.
CROTON, proper noun. A river in southern New York.
CROTON, proper noun. (dated) The water supply of New York City. [from 1840]
CROTON BUG, noun. Blattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach
CROTON BUGS, noun. Plural of Croton bug
CROTON OIL, noun. A dark yellow, acrid oil, obtained from the seeds of plants of the genus Croton, once used as a drastic purgative.
CROTON OILS, noun. Plural of croton oil
Dictionary definition
CROTON, noun. Grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant.
CROTON, noun. Tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil.
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