CROTON TIGLIUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Croton tiglium mean? 

• CROTON TIGLIUM (noun)
  The noun CROTON TIGLIUM has 1 sense:

1. tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil

  Familiarity information: CROTON TIGLIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROTON TIGLIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

croton; Croton tiglium

Hypernyms ("Croton tiglium" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Meronyms (substance of "Croton tiglium"):

croton oil (viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Croton tiglium"):

cascarilla; Croton eluteria (West Indian shrub with aromatic bark)

Holonyms ("Croton tiglium" is a member of...):

genus Croton (tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil)