HyperDic: croton_oil

English > 1 sense of the expression croton oil:
NOUNplantcroton oilviscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action
English > croton oil: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningviscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action.
BroaderoilA slippery or viscous liquid / liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
Substance ofcroton, Croton tigliumTropical Asiatic shrub

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