croton

noun

1. Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
2. A tropical evergreen shrub (Codiaeum variegatum), having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant.

   “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.”

name

1. A river in southern New York.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Croton-on-Hudson: a village in southern New York, United States, located along the Croton and Hudson rivers.
3. (dated)The water supply of New York City.

   “The pumps now draw water from this tank, instead of from the "Croton main" as formerly.”

   “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.”

   “New York Cotton Exchange - A pressure of about 14 pounds from the Croton main”

4. Crotone