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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CROTON

From New Latin, from Greek krotōn tick, castor-oil plant (whose berries resemble ticks).
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PRONUNCIATION OF CROTON

croton  [ˈkrəʊtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CROTON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Croton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CROTON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of croton in the English dictionary

The definition of croton in the dictionary is any shrub or tree of the chiefly tropical euphorbiaceous genus Croton, esp C. tiglium, the seeds of which yield croton oil. Other definition of croton is any of various tropical plants of the related genus Codiaeum, esp C. variegatum pictum, a house plant with variegated foliage.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CROTON


boston
ˈbɒstən
Britain
ˈbrɪtən
button
ˈbʌtən
certain
ˈsɜːtən
cotton
ˈkɒtən
Dakotan
dəˈkəʊtən
eastern
ˈiːstən
forgotten
fəˈɡɒtən
Hamilton
ˈhæməltən
Houston
ˈhjuːstən
kindergarten
ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən
Minnesotan
ˌmɪnɪˈsəʊtən
oaten
ˈəʊtən
pattern
ˈpætən
seiten
ˈsaɪtən
stouten
ˈstaʊtən
Washington
ˈwɒʃɪŋtən
western
ˈwɛstən
Wootton
ˈwʊtən
written
ˈrɪtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CROTON

crotal
crotalaria
crotaline
crotalism
crotalum
crotch
crotched
crotchet
crotcheteer
crotchetiness
crotchety
Croton bug
croton oil
Crotone
crotonic acid
crottle
crouch
croup
croupade
croupe

WORDS THAT END LIKE CROTON

antiproton
burton
Clinton
disulfoton
Hampton
Hilton
kiloton
Kingston
melocoton
Milton
multiphoton
newton
Norton
on the button
peloton
photon
proton
roton
ton
Wellington

Synonyms and antonyms of croton in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «croton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CROTON

Find out the translation of croton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of croton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «croton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴豆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

croton
570 millions of speakers

English

croton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Croton
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كروتوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кротон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

croton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জয়পাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

croton
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Croton
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Croton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크로톤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Croton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Croton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குரோட்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॉटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kroton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

croton
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kroto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кротон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Croton
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κρότωνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Croton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

croton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

croton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of croton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CROTON»

The term «croton» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CROTON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «croton» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «croton» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about croton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROTON»

Discover the use of croton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to croton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Philolaus of Croton: Pythagorean and Presocratic: A ...
This is the first comprehensive study for nearly 200 years of what remains of the writings of the Presocratic philosopher Philolaus of Croton (470-390 B.C.).
Carl A. Huffman, 1993
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The Chora of Croton 1: The Neolithic Settlement at Capo Alfiere
This volume on the Neolithic settlement at Capo Alfiere is the first in the Croton series. The Chora of Croton 1 reports the excavation results of a remarkable Neolithic site at Capo Alfiere on the Ionian coast.
Jon Morter, John Robb, 2012
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The Old Croton Aqueduct: Rural Resources Meet Urban Needs
During the controversial years when the Croton Aqueduct was debated, planned, and actually built, the land required for the line was just beginning to be divided and valued — but was, as yet, hardly "developed." The new public work would ...
Jeffrey Kroessler, 1992
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Annual Report of the Croton Aqueduct Department
New York (N.Y.). Croton Aquduct Dept. 38. (a) \Vhenever the masonry is sufiiciently advanced, in the opinion of the engineer, to receive the iron pipes and their appurtenances, the masonry will be suspended to such extent as the engineer ...
New York (N.Y.). Croton Aquduct Dept, 1859
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Annual Report of the Croton Aqueduct Department
About the fourth of October the rain rapidly filled the Croton, and furnished the accustomed flow of 60,000,000 of gallons daily. The reservoirs at Croton Dam and in the city contain about 1,420,000,000 gallons of water in reserve.
New York (N.Y.). Croton Aqueduct Board, 1870
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The Croton Dams and Aqueduct
This c. 1899 photograph shows Jennie Mitchell Tompkins, the wife of Gilbert Tompkins of Huntersville. She gave birth to her first child when the New Croton Dam project was just getting under way in 1896 and delivered her 12th child in 1919, ...
Christopher R. Tompkins, 2000
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
Croton humilis 241 Cryptantha ambigua 7627. (1) Croton humilis; (2) PEPPERBUSH; (3) euphorbiaceae; (4) Big Thicket Nature Pres., Bra- 7648. zil, Mexico; (5) diaphoretic; (6) dermatosis; (10) urethra 7628. (1) Croton incanus; (2) TORREY'S ...
Tim Johnson, 1998
8
Against Construction of More Reservoirs in the Croton ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Henry Robinson Towne, Merchants' Association Of New York. Comm, 2011
9
Medicinal Plants: Biodiversity and Drugs
Species of Croton L. occurring in northeastern Brazil, adapted from Pollito et al. ( 2004), Cordeiro and Carneiro-Torres (2006) and complemented with specimens from the herbaria ASE, IPA, EAC, G, HST, HUEFS, K, M, MAC, MOSS, JPB, NY, ...
M. K. Rai, Geoffrey A. Cordell, Jose L. Martinez, 2012
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Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, ...
Croton dentatus sm., 4011 Croton deppeanus steud., 4008 Croton digitatus Geiseler, 3991 Croton draco subsp. panamensis (Klotzsch) G.l.Webster, 3982 Croton draco var. cordatus müll.arg., 4000 Croton draco var. genuinus müll.arg., 3982 ...
M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROTON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term croton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Croton: Woman hit, pinned by tractor trailer
CROTON-ON-HUDSON – A 46-year-old Yonkers woman suffered serious leg injuries Tuesday when a tractor-trailer's back wheels ran over her ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
2
Woman injured by tractor-trailer in Croton
(July 7, 2015 12:52 PM). A woman was hospitalized this morning after she was hit by a truck while walking to work near the Croton train station. «News 12 Westchester, Jul 15»
3
UPDATE: Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For Croton and …
Stormy weather is possible today (we'll let you know when), and there is a chance for more thunderstorms on Thursday. By Lanning Taliaferro ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Edmond E. Benini, 96, Of Croton-On-Hudson
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Edmond E. Benini, of Croton-on-Hudson, died on Saturday, July 4. He was 96. Benini was born in Connecticut ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
5
Service for Paul Mitchell Sanchez
M. on Wednesday July 8, 2015 at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Croton-on-Hudson, NY, 2021 Albany Post Road (Rte. 9A). Donations in ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Croton-Ossining garden tour set for July 12
Nine private gardens and a thriving organic community garden in the Croton-Ossining area will be open for the 19th annual Croton Arboretum ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
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Croton Arboretum Garden Tour
The Croton Arboretum 19th Annual Garden Tour will be held on Sunday, July 12 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. This ever-popular event will offer participants a private ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
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Work Week Weather: Warm and Stormy
The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tuesday for Croton and Ossining. By Lanning Taliaferro (Patch ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
9
Croton-on-Hudson on 'Best Suburbs to Raise a Family' List
Those are some of the factors that make up the newest rankings byniche.com, which now says that 37 towns in Putnam, Rockland and ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Croton, Ossining on 'Best Suburbs to Raise a Family' Listing
Those are some of the factors that make up the newest rankings byniche.com, which now says that 37 towns in Putnam, Rockland and ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

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