The croton bushes, by day hideous things like jaundiced laurels, were changed by the moon into jagged black and white designs like fantastic wood-cuts.
Source: wiktionary
Croton
//ˈkɹəʊtən//
Synonyms for "croton" (6 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (1)
Proper Noun(1 words)
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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12 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- cròton noun (plant of the genus Croton)
- cròton noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
Czech
1 entries- kroton noun (plant of the genus Croton)
Finnish
1 entries- ihmepensas noun (plant of the genus Croton)
French
1 entries- croton noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
Indonesian
1 entries- puring noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
Javanese
1 entries- puring noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
Polish
1 entries- krocień noun (plant of the genus Croton)
Russian
1 entries- кро́тон noun (plant of the genus Croton)
Thai
2 entries- โกรต๋น noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
- โกสน noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
Turkish
1 entries- kroton noun (Codiaeum variegatum)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The pumps now draw water from this tank, instead of from the "Croton main" as formerly.
Source: wiktionary
The water, supplied from the "Croton" main at the 68th Street side of the building, is connected by two pipes: one for direct service, and the other to supply a hot-air engine, which forces the water to the tank at the top of the house for a high or indirect service.
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New York Cotton Exchange - A pressure of about 14 pounds from the Croton main
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