Croton /(kr?"t?n)/

Cro·ton

Croton

n.
  1. A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical countries. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Croton oil
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.