croton
n. அழகுக்காக வளர்க்கப்படும் தோட்டச் செடி இனம், தோட்டச் செடிவகை.
Cro"ton (kr"tn), n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.) Defn: A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. Croton oil (Med.), 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.