[ˈkrəʊtn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a strong-scented tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant of the spurge family, native to tropical and warm regions. Several kinds yield timber and other commercially important products

- a small evergreen tree or shrub of the Indo-Pacific region, which is grown for its colourful ornamental foliage


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Origin:
modern Latin, from Greek krotōn ‘sheep tick’ (from the shape of the seeds of the croton in croton)