Croton Tiglium

Croton Tiglium
Croton Cro"ton (kr?"t?n), n. [Gr. ????, prop., a tick, which the seed of the croton resembles.] (Bot.) A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


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  • Croton tiglium — ID 23120 Symbol Key CRTI3 Common Name purging croton Family Euphorbiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Croton tiglium — noun tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil • Syn: ↑croton • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑cascarilla, ↑Croton eluteria • Member …   Useful english dictionary

  • Croton tiglium L. — Symbol CRTI3 Common Name purging croton Botanical Family Euphorbiaceae …   Scientific plant list

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