English Explanatory Dictionary

garden croton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of species Codiaeum variegatum of spurges commonly used as a houseplant for its leaves, which can vary in color.

Word forms

garden croton garden crotons

Etymology

garden + croton. While the species Codiaeum variegatum is no longer in the genus Croton, it is still referred to as a croton.

Synonyms

Croton variegatus
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