croton
/ˈkrəʊtən/noun
1
- a strong-scented tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant of the spurge family, native to tropical and warm regions. Several kinds yield timber and other commercially important products巴豆。
1.1
- Genus Croton, family Euphorbiaceae: numerous species, including C. laccifer, the host plant for the lac insect.巴豆属, 大戟科：众多种, 包括产脂巴豆 （拉丁名C. laccifer）, 紫胶虫寄生的植物。
2
- a small evergreen tree or shrub of the Indo-Pacific region, which is grown for its colourful ornamental foliage变叶木。
2.1
- Genus Codiaeum, family Euphorbiaceae: several species, in particular C. variegatum, many varieties of which are popular house plants.变叶木属, 大戟科：多种, 尤指彩斑变叶木（拉丁名C. variegatum）, 许多变种为室内盆栽植物。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek krotōn 'sheep tick' (from the shape of the seeds of the croton in sense 1).