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  1. 1. n. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropicalcountries. Croton oil (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oilobtained from the seeds of Croton Tiglium, a small tree of the EastIndies. It is a most powerful drastic cathartic, and is usedexternally as a pustulant. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n. grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant n. tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil Source: ecdict

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