cróton

See also: Croton, cròton, crôton, and croton

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Croton.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾɔ.tõ/

  • Rhymes: -ɔtõ, -ɔtɔn
  • Hyphenation: cró‧ton

Noun

cróton m (plural (Brazil) crótons or (Portugal) crótones)

  1. croton (any plant of the genus Croton)
  2. (strictly) garden croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
    Synonyms: arbusto-da-independência, árvore-da-independência
  • crotonaldeído
  • crotônico

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