English noun: croton | |||
1. | croton (plant) grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant | ||
Synonyms | Codiaeum variegatum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | Codiaeum, genus Codiaeum | ||
2. | croton (plant) tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil | ||
Synonyms | Croton tiglium | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cascarilla, Croton eluteria | ||
Member meronym | genus Croton | ||
Substance holonym | croton oil | ||