garden croton

English

Etymology

garden +‎ croton. While the species Codiaeum variegatum is no longer in the genus Croton, it is still referred to as a croton, similar to the plant pothos (golden pothos, Epipremnum aureum).

Noun

garden croton (plural garden crotons)

1. A spurge of species Codiaeum variegatum, commonly used as a houseplant for its leaves, which can vary in color.

Synonyms

• Croton variegatus

Translations

C. variegatum

• Chinese:
  • Hokkien: 適箬 / 适箬 (sek-hio̍h)
  • Mandarin: 變葉木 / 变叶木 (zh) (biànyèmù)
• Finnish: ihmepensas (fi)
• Portuguese: árvore-da-independência (Brazil), arbusto-da-independência (Brazil)
• Spanish: pluma de indio f
• Thai: โกสน (th) (goo-sǒn), โกรต๋น (th) (groo-dtǒn)