HyperDic: croton_tiglium

English > 1 sense of the expression Croton tiglium:
NOUNplantCroton tiglium, crotontropical Asiatic shrub
English > Croton tiglium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil.
Synonymcroton
Member ofgenus CrotonTropical shrubs and herbs
Narrowercascarilla, Croton eluteriaWest Indian shrub with aromatic bark
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Substancescroton oilviscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action

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