Meanings
noungarden croton (plural garden crotons)
plural garden crotons
- Any of species Codiaeum variegatum of spurges commonly used as a houseplant for its leaves, which can vary in color.
Synonyms: Croton variegatus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of species Codiaeum variegatum of spurges commonly used as a houseplant for its leaves, which can vary in color.
Similar
Croton variegatus
Also see
Origin
garden + croton. While the species Codiaeum variegatum is no longer in the genus Croton, it is still referred to as a croton.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 變葉木 /变叶木
- 變葉木 /变叶木 (biànyèmù)C. variegatum
Finnish ihmepensas
- ihmepensasC. variegatum
Polish krocień pstry, kroton pstry
- krocień pstryC. variegatum
- kroton pstryC. variegatum
Portuguese árvore-da-independência, arbusto-da-independência
- árvore-da-independênciaC. variegatum
- arbusto-da-independênciaC. variegatum
Spanish pluma de indio
- pluma de indioC. variegatum
Thai โกสน, โกรต๋น
- โกสน (goo-sǒn)C. variegatum
- โกรต๋น (groo-dtǒn)C. variegatum
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APA
garden croton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20croton
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Chicago
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