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Croton
Cro′ton
(kr?′t?n)
, Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], prop., a tick, which the seed of the croton resembles.]
(Bot.)
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.