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garden croton

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Codiaeum variegatum of spurges commonly used as a houseplant for its leaves, which can vary in color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

garden + croton. While the species Codiaeum variegatum is no longer in the genus Croton, it is still referred to as a croton.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 適箬 /适箬 (sek-hio̍h) — C. variegatum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 變葉木 /变叶木 (biànyèmù) — C. variegatum
  • Finnish: ihmepensas — C. variegatum
  • Polish: krocień pstry — C. variegatum
  • Polish: kroton pstry — C. variegatum
  • Portuguese: árvore-da-independência — C. variegatum
  • Portuguese: arbusto-da-independência — C. variegatum
  • Spanish: pluma de indio — C. variegatum
  • Thai: โกสน (goo-sǒn) — C. variegatum
  • Thai: โกรต๋น (groo-dtǒn) — C. variegatum