Croton
Pronunciation : Cro"ton (kr"tn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913