croton

名词 croton:

1. grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
   同义词：Codiaeum variegatum
2. tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil
   同义词：Croton tiglium

cro.ton

n.（名词）
Any of various plants of the genusCroton, which includes the sources of cascarilla bark and croton oil.
巴豆植物：任一种巴豆属 植物，包括卡斯卡里拉树皮和巴豆油的最初来源
An Old World tropical evergreen shrub(Codiaeum variegatum) widely cultivated as a houseplant for its glossy, multicolored foliage.
变叶木：一种产于东半球的热带常绿灌木（变叶木属 变叶木） ，因其有光泽的、色彩多样的叶子而被作为室内盆栽植物广泛培植

来源：
New Latin Croton [genus name]
现代拉丁语 Croton [属名]
from Greek krotôn [castor oil plant]
源自 希腊语 krotôn [调味油植物]