croton

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
noun tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil

From New Latin crotōn, from Ancient Greek κροτών (krotṓn, “tick”), from the size and shape of the seed.

But Croton laughed, from contempt. — Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, Henryk Sienkiewicz
Running Orthoptera. Cockroaches, Croton Bugs. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner
Milo of Croton 81 XXXI. — The Story of the Greeks, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

Codiaeum variegatum

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